A month of recommendations and a message…

Jacob Moses on The Sealey Challenge Grateful to the following people for their gifts… Brandon Melendez Kyoko Heshiimu Scottt Raven Nicole S. Goodwin Brian Van Remmen Brendan Gillett Tayyaba Qaiser Thomas Fucaloro Rocío Uchofen Vincent Thomas Vok A.i. Firefly M.A. Dennis Michel M. Antoine James Dean Rivera Keisha Molby-Baez Patrick Roche Kassie J. Runyan John … Continue reading A month of recommendations and a message…

“Pearls in a Shell” by Umar Yahaya

https://www.amazon.com/Pearls-Shell-Collection-Sublime-Poems/dp/B08H6RKM37/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=umar+yb&qid=1629677800&s=books&sr=1-2 Sealey Challenge #22 'Nigerian poet Umar Yahaya (Umar YB) is someone I encountered on Facebook. It's always interesting how bonds between poets transcend countries when social media is involved. With Umar's poetry, there are so many vivid images which come along with minimal words. People who are able to pull off this technique are … Continue reading “Pearls in a Shell” by Umar Yahaya

“New York and Other Lovers” by George Guida

https://www.amazon.com/York-Other-Lovers-George-Guida/dp/1645990370/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=new+york+and+other+lovers&qid=1629560957&s=books&sr=1-2 Sealey Challenge #21 I'd really be remiss if I didn't include George Guida in this challenge. He was my creative writing professor at my alma mater, New York City College of Technology (City Tech). As a fledgling poet back in 2004, I submitted a poem to the City Tech Literary Arts Festival. I was … Continue reading “New York and Other Lovers” by George Guida