Matt Starking

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05/20/20131123 Epic
05/20/2013681 Acrostic
05/20/2013765 Haiku
05/20/2013622 Classicism
05/20/20131142 Bio
05/20/20131030 Classicism
05/20/20131472 Ballad
05/20/2013859 Haiku
05/17/2013801 Sonnet
05/14/20131220 Haiku
05/14/20132153 Classicism
05/14/2013942 Ballade
05/14/20132917 Alliteration
05/14/2013942 Ballade
05/06/2013562 Acrostic
05/06/2013696 Ballad
05/06/2013776 Chant Royal
05/06/20131651 Alliteration
05/06/2013676 Alliteration
05/06/2013834 Free verse
05/06/20131618 Epic
05/06/2013756 Chant Royal
05/06/2013678 Ballade
05/06/2013731 Ballad
05/06/2013923 Heroic Couplet
05/06/2013479 Classicism
04/22/2013646 Chant Royal
04/22/20131418 Sonnet
04/22/20132122 Ballad
04/13/2013774 Acrostic
04/13/2013479 Rhyme
04/13/2013746 Lyric
04/13/20131380 Alliteration
04/08/20131277 Sonnet
04/08/2013711 Chant Royal
04/08/20131459 Epic
04/08/2013857 Ballade
04/08/2013691 Epic
04/08/20131060 Classicism
04/08/20131517 Sonnet
04/08/2013487 Sonnet
04/08/20131159 Alliteration
04/08/2013428 Lyric
04/04/20131145 Ballade
04/04/2013362 Classicism
04/04/2013646 Chant Royal
04/04/2013757 Alliteration
04/04/2013468 Classicism
04/04/2013381 Classicism
03/22/2013332 Classicism
03/18/2013268 Classicism
03/18/2013832 Alliteration
03/18/2013533 Classicism
03/18/2013415 Alliteration
03/18/2013518 Classicism
03/18/2013404 Classicism
03/18/2013225 Classicism
03/18/2013561 Classicism
03/18/2013512 Classicism
03/08/2013553 Acrostic
03/08/2013426 Chant Royal
03/08/2013396 Ballad
03/08/2013445 Epigram
03/08/2013603 Acrostic
03/08/2013608 Chant Royal
03/08/2013279 Classicism
03/08/2013450 Classicism
03/08/2013331 Classicism
03/07/2013556 Classicism
03/07/2013256 Classicism
03/07/2013673 Classicism
03/07/2013329 Classicism
03/07/2013278 Classicism
03/07/2013357 Classicism
03/07/2013675 Ballade
03/07/2013592 Epigram
03/07/20131184 Elegy
03/07/2013350 Classicism
03/07/2013278 Classicism
03/07/20131129 Alliteration
03/07/20131352 Ballad
03/07/2013668 Acrostic
03/07/2013550 ABC
03/07/20131506 Chant Royal
03/07/2013617 Alliteration

Quotes

Quote Left love is pure and guns are sore Quote Right
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Quote Left no matter what the poor does, it looks stupid in the eyes of the world Quote Right
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Quote Left if people of the same race can abuse each other then what is the sence in being a racist Quote Right
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Quote Left I am not my skin nor what I wear and wat I hear do not put me to fear Quote Right
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Quote Left reading and research helps in unraveling the mystries of this world Quote Right
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Quote Left god is the manifestation of positivity Quote Right
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Quote Left the world belongs to those who has the desire to make it successful Quote Right
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Biography

THE BIOGRAPHY OF MATT STARKING Matt Starking, born Matthew Ackerson, on 11th January 1987, in Africa, Royal House of Nana Kofi Ampoe Dynasty, Esiama, Ellembelle, Nzemaland, Ghana, West Africa. With the traditional name Nana Kofi Nkrumah Acka I. Parents: Nyameke Aka Ackerson and Betty Nana Koba Ackerson. Siblings: Eugene Ackerson, Jemima Ackerson and Anthony Ackerson. Profession: Poet, Author, Activist, Philosopher, Educator and Entrepreneur PUBLISHED BOOKS BY MATT STARKING: Poetic Justice (starking poetry) Queens and Kings of Africa Clash of Empires Ancient African civilization Formation of the Nzema Kingdom (N’zema manle) As an African prince, born into the royal house of Nana Kofi Ampoe dynasty, Esiama. He educated himself to the tertiary level, with him having Bsc Business Administration at Kwame Nkrumah University of science and Bsc Procurement Technology at Takoradi Technical University. As a child he saw himself as an ambitious person, and did know and understand life of doing what is right from wrong and being able to achieve his dreams was his focus, as for his spirit he believed in reality and positivity as faith, believing and understanding nature as life, thus the naturalist and positivist ideologist. His life, time and the world of his time taught him the lesions of life, he adopted the name Matt Ancient because, searching for intellectual liberty, knowledge and wisdom is a deep rooted ancient culture, so his adopted name even reminds him of who he is and the destiny he has. At high school he studied general art, of which he specialized in history, literature, government and social science, so even though at University he did studied business administration, he continued to study history and literature on his own. At a moment in time he discovered a true God gifted latent in him, thus writing, he improved upon the talent and has grown to a very creative writer in his time, he writes music, poems, essay, short stories and novels. Besides writing he enjoys swimming and watching of soccer. Around 2019, aside writing and other entrepreneur works he got into, Matt also worked as an history tutor at a local government basic school. The basic idea of his creative work is to free mankind from racism, political lies, religious superstition and illusion, but living with a positive attitude towards each other, thus unifying, reforming and transforming the human race. Famous poems written by Matt Starking POETS DON'T DIE Poets don't die They live forever Words don't die They last forever I will live and die a poet a profession I will never reject A decision I will never regret For it's a dream I had in a dream That all the material life Will past away The flesh and the body will also decay And all the riches left behind For there's nothing to pay Like the fallen and dried leafs which the air blows away It your judgement day And what do you have to say But Like a spell Which rings in your ears a bell My words are forever here to stay For Poets don't die They live forever Words don't die They last forever LIFE'S NOT FAIR life favors the rich and despises the poor but if life's for all then why not share the bread equal A FARMER I am a farmer I am a farmer an intellectual farmer the pen is my tool always in my hand and my book is the land my words are the seeds I sow the intelligence I cultivate is the fruits which satisfy many people even from generation to generation I am a farmer an intellectual farmer I WAS HERE TOO as the day sweeps away for the nights to come the clouds gathers for the rain to fall being here is by natures call thou have come because it your time so stand tall the earth get shaken rules get broken forget your foes and stand on your toes for I was here too and still here with you THESE WORDS ARE MINE these words are mine they are well refined sweeter than wine take these and you will be fine they are purified purer than water they are valuable valuable than silver very precious they are forever these words are mine hope you accept them and you will shine BOOKS BY MATT STARKING: Poetic Justice (starking poetry) Queens and Kings of Africa Clash of Empires Ancient African civilization https: //www.amazon.com/author/mattstarking.
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