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Poet On Watch

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The United States

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Genre

Poetry, Gay and Lesbian, Music

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May 2013

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WHO IS POET ON WATCH
The reason why I write.

I write out of the burning need to produce, publish and read the stories of women, queer people of color and the African American community; to witness these stories come alive in our hearts, on the screen, on the stage, in print and in our communities. I write because I am apart of a long her-story of poets that are willing to tell the truth and die for telling it. I write because I’m willing to push the edge in the language we speak so I can be a vessel for those that get stuck on the single narrative told about our lives. Poet On Watch is a southern rooted performance poet and screenwriter. She has worked with theater companies, universities, cultural organizations, social institutions and indiv ...more

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	Jesus, Muhammad and the Goddess by Trista Hendren (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Pat Daly (Editor), Noor-un-nisa Gretasdottir (Editor & Author) 4.25 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	G.R.I.T.S. - Girls Raised In the South: An Anthology of Southern Queer Womyns' Voices and Their Allies by Poet On Watch (Goodreads Author), Amber N. Williams (Editor), Jaki Shelton Green (Foreword) 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sageburner: Simple Pleasures by Poet On Watch (Goodreads Author), Ric Williams (Editor), Yvette Abarhams (Introduction) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sageburner: Simple Pleasures 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poet On Watch: The Spoken Word Project 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“You know my mom told me to stop wearing my heart on my sleeve today and I told her sometimes I have to hang my feelings out to dry...”
― Poet On Watch, G.R.I.T.S. - Girls Raised In the South: An Anthology of Southern Queer Womyns' Voices and Their Allies

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Poet’s Quotes

“I have come to accept the feeling of not knowing where I am going. And I have trained myself to love it. Because it is only when we are suspended in mid-air with no landing in sight, that we force our wings to unravel and alas begin our flight. And as we fly, we still may not know where we are going to. But the miracle is in the unfolding of the wings. You may not know where you're going, but you know that so long as you spread your wings, the winds will carry you.”
― C. JoyBell C.