…Come out the shadows and get Reich with some brew…
Al SharptonEric Holderpoetry…Come out the shadows and get Reich with some brew…by Raymond Nat TurnerElbowing Bruce, Glen, Margaret, Marsha and Nellie out the way for Fly on the wall, I win! Now, the...
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poetryby BAR Poet-inResidence Raymond Nat TurnerObama’s song to Baltimore:Hey-hey, ya-ya/ la-la, ha-ha… Freddie’s dead/that’s what I said…” B’more Ferguson than Commander-in-Chief, AG or CBC…by BAR...
View ArticleBroomstick by Boeing—she’s baaaaack!
poetryby BAR Poet-in-Residence Raymond Nat Turner“A little poison,” in her depleted uraniumThe Iron Lady’s baaaack—in titanium! Some vile, nightmarish, dream-like crack But, it’s no dream—she’s...
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Department of Warpoetryby Raymond Nat TurnerA poem to the purveyors of deathly cyclesBlessed…by Raymond Nat TurnerBlessed are the bomb makers Who build the bombs, sell the Bombs to friends who become...
View ArticleBaltimore Fries
After Fergusonpoetryby BAR poet in residence Nathaniel TurnerNo fries for Ferguson, no burgers For Baltimore—have it your way…Baltimore Friesby BAR poet in residence Nathaniel TurnerHad they just stood...
View ArticleSalvation, or let the churches say, A man…
poetryby Raymond Nat TurnerBAR's poet in residence examines the "hypnotizing, tranquilizing, narcotizing" antics of our preacher-in-chief, and the answers of those who will be neither fooled nor misled...
View ArticleMy Wise Country Cousin on Blak Folk an de 8 yr Blues…
Obamaramapoetryby BAR's poet in residence Raymond Nat TurnerWith the clock ticking down on Barack Obama's presidency, black America discovers it was a marriage of conveninece. And not ours.My Wise...
View ArticleI believe in the machine of state
poetryby BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat TurnerBAR's poet in residence considers the deaths of black women, allegedly suicides in the US Army and in police custody.I believe in the machine of stateby...
View ArticleMississippi Stuntmen
poetryby BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat TurnerOur poet in residence reflects upon the unique and innovative skillsets deployed by those who allegedly take their own lives in police...
View ArticleAugust 144 hours
poetryby BAR poet in residence Raymond "Nat" TurnerOur poet recalls the living memory of the Watts LA uprising a half century ago this weekAugust 144 hoursby BAR poet in residence Raymond "Nat"...
View ArticleMy Wise Country Cousin on Miss Hillree an de Matter ob Blak Lives
Hillary Clinton Presidential Candidacypoetryby BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner“Blak Lifes Mattur, yeah, but dey’s unnecessary Blak Lifes Mattur, ‘til Friday de 20 ob JanuaryMy Wise Country...
View ArticleCleveland Championship?
poetryby BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat TurnerBAR's poet in residence reminds us that Cleveland has been taking shots as well as making shots for a long time now...Cleveland Championship?by BAR...
View ArticleWeekly Mass Murders of a Warfare State
U.S. warsPolice repressionpoetryby BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat TurnerWhat is it about capitalist exploitation, cutthroat Competition, alienation, isolation of a Warfare State That drives men...
View ArticleMy Wise Country Cousin on Da Man He Call ‘Rump’
Republican candidatespoetryby BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat TurnerRump playin’ “Great Wite Hope”, fo po lil’ wite men Trickin’ dey dum asses into thinkin’ dat he dey frien…‘Cause dey jus’ too...
View ArticleWhole Fools—White Foods?
white racismpoetryby BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat TurnerWith my appetite growing, while foraging for a reasonably-priced nosh—my black uniformed shadow, mirroring my movements, applied the kibosh!...
View ArticleSlutty Professor Strikes Again!
Forward Print HTML Reddit ViadeoGoogle Plus OneLinkedin Share ButtonShare on FacebookTweet WidgetObamarama.poetrySlutty Professor Strikes Again!by BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat TurnerRonald Reagan...
View ArticleRotten Orchards Givin’ Apples a Bad Name
Forward Print HTML Reddit ViadeoGoogle Plus OneLinkedin Share ButtonShare on FacebookTweet Widgetpoetryby BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat TurnerRotten apples aren't unique, points out our poet, and...
View ArticleRahmbo Must Go, says My Wise Country Cousin
Forward Print HTML Reddit ViadeoGoogle Plus OneLinkedin Share ButtonShare on FacebookTweet Widgetpoetryby BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat TurnerWith Chicagoans in the street almost every day...
View ArticleBehind the Lead Curtain
Forward Print HTML Reddit ViadeoGoogle Plus OneLinkedin Share ButtonShare on FacebookTweet Widgetpoetryby BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat TurnerI. The scent of sulfur, scandalous Skippy-Gate brew—...
View ArticleCan We Have A Talk With You?
Forward Print HTML Reddit ViadeoGoogle Plus OneLinkedin Share ButtonShare on FacebookTweet Widgetpoetryby BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat TurnerPrescient, pertinent and pointed questions to each...
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