Spenecia Fleming
at the end of the day I still have my NAME
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The American Poetry Journal:
The APJ seeks to publish work using poetic device, favoring image, metaphor and good sound. We like alliteration, extended metaphors, image, movement and poems that can pass the “so what" test. The APJ has in mind the reader who delights in discovering what a poem can do to the tongue and what the poem paints on the cave of the mind.
The APJ wants to provide the poems published within its pages the best possible focus and seeks to further promote them through reviewers and literary websites as well as by nominating works to the Pushcart Prize. The APJ also offers the American Poet Prize and the APJ Book Prize.
In previous issues we have published emerging and established poets such as: Margaret Gibson, Dorianne Laux, Natasha Saje, C. J. Sage, Paul Guest, Mike White, Lola Haskins, Diane Thiel, Mary Crow, Patricia Fargnoli, Hanna Stein, Lynne Knight, Steve Mueske, S. D. Lishan, John Pursley III, Hailey Leithauser, Jason Gray, Rob Carney, Jeffery Levine, Sarah Blackman, Kim Bridgford, Jehanne Dubrow, Corey Mesler, Ronda Broatch, Debra Bruce, Kelle Groom, F. D. Reeve, Lauren Rusk, Steven D. Schroeder, Gaylord Brewer, Edward Byrne, Jeannine Hall Gailey, Tom Holmes, Rhett Iseman, Daniel J. Langton, S.D. Lishan, Dawn Lonsinger, Cassie Sparkman, Theodore Worozbyt, Kelli Russell Agodon, Maureen Alsop, Alison Pelegrin, Jennifer Reeser, Susan Rich, Margot Schilpp ...and many, many more.
APJ Book Prize winners include: Theodore Worozbyt, Matthew Guenette, Lisa Lewis, and Mark Conway.
http://www.americanpoetryjournal.com/
Quiet Storm
I WAS BORN, IN THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, NC ON 3FEB69. I GREW UP IN A HOUSEHOLD WITH BOTH PARENTS AND A SISTER BY THE NAME OF KEISHA, I CALLED HER “SHORTCAKE”, SHE WAS MY BEST FRIEND. GOD SAW FIT TO TAKE HER HOME AT THE AGE OF 9. MYEARLY YEARS WERE A BIT AWKWARD, BUT, THAT ALL CHANGE ONE DAY WHILE LISTENING TO SOME GOSPEL LP’S THAT MY MOM OWNED. THE BEGINNING OF MY MUSICAL LOVE BEGAN AND THAT CHANGED MY LIFE. I STARTED PLAYING THE PIANO AT AGE 10, TAKING LESSONS FOR 8 YEARS. I SANG IN MY JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS,IT WAS DURING MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS THAT I BEGAN TO WRITE. I CONTINUED TO WRITE UNTIL MY 11TH GRADE YEAR. I STOPPED AT THAT POINT BECAUSE, THIS WAS THE TIME THAT MY SISTER WENT ON TO BE WITH THE LORD AND I LOST MY DESIRE TO WRITE ABOUT ANYTHING. ODDLY ENOUGH, I KEPT PLAYING THE PIANO AND SINGING. JUST LIKE MOST IN THIS DAY & AGE, I’VE BEEN THROUGH MANY HIGHS AND LOWS, IT WAS WHEN I WAS AT ONE OF MY LOWEST PLACES, 8 YEARS AGO, I BEGAN TO WRITE AGAIN. I’VE BEEN WRITING SINCE THAT TIME.
THE SPOKEN WORD THING JUST CAME ABOUT OVER THE PAST YEAR. I STARTED DOING WHAT I DO AS A FORM OF EXPRESSION AND THERAPY, I CONTINUE DOING WHAT I DO ,BECAUSE, I KNOW THAT I AM A MESSENGER. I ALSO SPEAK FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ARTICULATE THEMSELVES TO THE POINT OF GETTING PEOPLE TO REALLY UNDERSTAND OF HEAR THEM COMPLETELY.
I AM THE QUIETSTORM OF SPOKENWORD….I HAVE MUCH TO SAY TO THE WORLD
Psoemetry!!!!!
Soft spoken word poetry for the
Grown and Sexy.
SANDRA SEDGWICK WILLIAMS is no stranger to the world of poetry or the art of Spoken Word. She’s been writing poetry for so long she sometimes jokes, "When I came out of my mother’s womb, I asked the doctor for a pen and paper"
Her writing career actually began back in elementary school when she would write short stories and share them with her best friend at that time, Debbie Ott. When Debbie suddenly passed away, Sandra’s passion for writing also left momentarily.
In High School, Sandra began writing love poems for her friends to help solidify the success of their quest to capture the hearts of the ones they loved. Her success rate was 100% 
When Sandra married in 1975, her desire to write poetry surfaced again. When she was invited to attend a meeting with the publishers of Vanity Press who gave very good reviews to a manuscript she had submitted to them for consideration. Her husband at that time remarked, "If I wanted a wife with a career, I would have married one." Reluctantly her pen an pad were quietly folded and put away once again. The marriage proved to be both physical and verbally abusive and ended with Sandra taking their 4 sons and returning back to their long time home in Virginia. Upon returning to Virginia, Sandra joined Beth-el Church Of God In Christ where her Pastor Melvin Lee Austin encouraged her creative juices to flow once again. And flow they did. She became "The Good News Poet" and would, at the drop of a hat, produce the most amazing poetry that would move the congregation to foot stomping, hand clapping, laughing and singing. Her first book "A Different Direction" was published in 1989 and was donated to the Church to help with the building fund. Other works followed such as publications in Anthologies and local news papers as well as Church News Papers. Sandra became Editor of the Church’s news paper that she created that quickly became a welcomed edition to her Churches’ weekly agenda.
In 2003 and married again, with her newly adopted children Sandra relocated to Atlanta Georgia.. With a second marriage on the rocks and sinking rapidly, comfort came in the form of what Sandra lovingly calls "Song of Solomon" poems. In the beginning the poems were shared with a very few of Sandra’s friends. The idea remained in the back of her head about taking the poetry on the road again but to a different audience. The best part is she was now in the perfect place. SPOKEN WORD COUNTRY. Atlanta Georgia.
In 2007 with a ton of passion seeking poetry under her belt, The Quiet Storme was born. Sandra became a part of the MySpace.com community and found a solid faithful following for her poetry there. Grateful for the number of Christians within the on line community who found comfort and identity with the soft spoken words the artist would share. WILLIAMS * SEDGWICK* GIBSON * 1964 Maplewood Trail * Decatur * Georgia * (678) 793-2582
Daniel Osbie
Daniel Osbie was born in Atlanta, Georgia with a typical story. He was raised in a single parent, low-income home. His mother, a non-denominational preacher, named him Daniel not only to pay homage to her mothers maiden name, but she also wanted him to seek the Lord as Daniel did in the bible. I grew up listening to my mother say that if Daniel in the Bible prayed three times a day, hopefully I would at least pray once a day. The calling on Daniels life was realize by his mother and others while he was still in diapers. His mother would recall people walking up to her while he was an infant and toddler telling her that she was raising a mighty prophet, preacher, and warrior for the kingdom. And as always, when God has his hands on someone, Satan is trying to get his hands on them. Daniel realized Gods calling at age twelve and that is when he began to run. Run from his upbringing, run from himself, and run from God.
I have always been different and peculiar or as the younger people would say, lame. For years, I did not know why I acted different from everybody else. I didnt have a clue that God was making me a unique individual for unique time. When I did come into that realization, it bothered me, it scared me. I didnt want to be the outcast, odd ball, so I began to do things that were totally not me to try my best to fit in.
One of those things he did was to get involved with gangs. In an attempt to shake his quiet, church boy image, he started hanging around some of the gang members in his school. His grades dropped, trust was lost, but worst of all his life was in danger. Fear for Daniels life and recognizing a need for a quick drastic change, Daniels mother transferred him to Decatur High School. While walking home from School one day Daniel had a life-changing daydream.Details