Congrats to Saadia Ali Aschemann!

Congratulations to Saadia Ali Aschemann - featured poet of BD, vol 1 - for being one of the two selected poets of the week on the PSH! Click here to check her out!

Click image to order your copy of her poetry book: lavish lines/luscious lies.

First Black SuperHero: A Man of ACTION (Literally;-)

I have to borrow and reiterate Brother Chambers' post. Thank U!

THIS is what we need more of: folk of ACTION!
U may want to pause the music while U enjoy this;-).

Strip for him...

I have to share this work of a Brother I have yet to meet. This is long but worth it.

Strip for me - by Lamar Hill

She said she wanted to have sex with strings attached
but only to her arms and wrist
Said she had had her heart broken too many times to ever walk down that road again
she said she only wanted to partake in the physical
said she wanted me to fill her chest with my treasure
then after words pretend as if I had never even met her
but there was something about the way her insides taste
after they had marinated over night
that made me wonder what it would take to have this woman wake up next to me for the rest of my life
to abandon my feelings of abandonment
to make every woman who came before her a blur
see the fact of the matter is I want to reinvent the wheel with her
I want to find different reasons to fall in love every single minute
that's why I contemplate different positions to keep her interested every time i'm in it
that's why I treat her sweat like holy water
trying to absorb every drop into my skin
so when I'm going through the hardships of my day I can always revert back to her skin
so I told her to Strip for me
told her to take off that thing that makes it impossible for her to commit
and commit to getting rid of it
told her to take off the stigma of failed relationships in the past
told her to slide out of her ex man
told her to take off all the baggage, and just lie in front of me naked
told her sex was cool
but making love is sacred
forget how you stayed up until all hours of the night
wondering if he was even gone bother to come home tonight
forget the bump and bruises
the lies and excuses
the mediocre sex that he didn't even bother to shower for
cause in my eyes you a virgin
pure as the darkest night
and sure you might have given your body away a few times
but you never bothered to open your mind
so in the same way the moon has power over the sea
you have power over me
and I won't be satisfied until you come nine times
why nine?
cause nine is the number of completion
it serves notice to the creator that we have found peace within
but first I need you to strip for me
Take off all the memories of every ill fated one night stand
every failed second chance
all the nights wanting romance
take off all the misery
thinking you had to endure his bullshit
cause ya'll had history
I want you to unbutton the suffering
slide out of the doubt
cause it's all about you
every time I walk in the room I'm consumed by the power that exudes from your womb
and he was a fool not to pay homage to a goddess
your body is timeless
I want you to strip for me
soul bare
mind open
Focused
believe you deserve love just like the rest
believe your body can be used for more then sex
I want you to strip for me
emotionally
then I want us to start new
I want you to strip for me
cause I've already stripped for you.

CHECK HIM OUT AT MYSPACE..I HEAR THERE'S NOTHING LIKE HEARING HIM SPEAK IT

http://www.myspace.com/lamarhill

Two Days Left to Rock The Vote!

The Poll is UP! Please VOTE!

Seven Brave and Talented WordSmiths have
Stepped UP to this virtual mic to let their
poetic voices take control!

What is this about? The BD2Write First Annual Readers' Choice Award.
Why have they submitted pieces? For Fun, The Title: BD2Write's First Award Winner and a FULL week where ONE and ONLY ONE Writer will post and showcase their talents (poems, short stories, etc.)!
When can we Vote? Readers can vote Feb 15th-29th.
How will we know who won? The poll will indicate the votes. The poet with most votes wins! The Winner will be announced & begin to post on March 1st!
Was there a theme? Yes: HisTory/HerStory/YourStory...The Poetic Voice

**Again, We appreciate your participation: Poets & Voting Readers**

Great Beginnings - Bloggers' Delight Launch!

Thank you to everyone who joined in on the initial Bloggers' Delight Book signing & launch party in St. Louis this past Saturday. It was a wonderful gathering with the added bonus of a large turn out of bloggers. A true Bloggers' Delight!

• The Rich House
• Suite B
• MizRepresent
• Lea78
• GirlyGirl
• CapCity
• Sheletha
• Sharon
• Lance - the famous blogger without a blog
  

We appreciate the various perspectives that are being posted throughout the blog-o-sphere by participants. Please venture to the above blogs for images. Thank you!

Real Luv - CapCha'd at a new spot;-)

Yes, this is a bold-faced promotion & invitation;-). Real Luv Stories are being shared & we'd love to "hear" yours, too! So, stop on by so we can: CapCha U ... in Luv.

Midnight tonight - don't miss this final chance

We thank everyone who submitted pieces to be considered for our publication. There is still time! If you want to promote your work you have until Midnight tonight (no matter your time zone) to send in poetry or prose (excerpts of works in progress accepted). For details: Click here!

Do not be frightened by this amazing opportunity! And don't miss this chance - tomorrow it will be a g h o s t of a memory...

*click image for source.

Li'l Shot of Inspiration:-)

Here's a bit more inspiration to add to Sistah Angelia's post yesterday:

Black Male Appreciation - a great blog!

Writer's Book of Hope - a great book;-)

*click on image for its source - which is a motivating blog for tri-athletes :-)