Category Archives: Spiritual
Plato’s Cave
After I requested permissions, and permissions were granted, I set foot into the cave. The darkness was swallowed by heat and honey, aloe and chants in indistinguishable, unwritten (yet familiar) languages– We spoke in tongues with soft, brittle edges burned … Continue reading
Card Counting #1: Talking to the Ancestors
“I used to have a racist Chinese friend who changed his name to sound more European. . .”–Stephen Earley Jordan II Continue reading
Posted in Life in Puerto Rico, poetry, Spiritual, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged black authors, black writers, poetry, Puerto Rico, racism, spirits, tarot
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Paths Cross
“Please return on lonely nights or days, you discern when I need strength and solace. . .” Continue reading
Posted in poetry, Race, Spiritual, Writing
Tagged african american, african american poetry, black poetry, poetry, Stephen earley jordan ii, writing
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Warm Rain
“Black boys are warm rain with nothing to gain. . .” Continue reading
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Tagged african american, african american poetry, black poetry, BLM, poetry, Stephen earley jordan ii, writing
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I should have been baptised. . .
Poem by Stephen Earley Jordan II. “I should have been baptised in River Jordan. . . ” Continue reading
Calming the Natives 