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She Commands My Attention

Went on Up to Harlem

The Moon and Sun

Aviary

Work Martyr to Perform at Genre: Urban Arts Pup Up Event At Bowery Poetry

Ricardo Hanley Jr. to Perform at Genre: Urban Arts Pop Up Event at Bowery Poetry

“Tiptoeing at Friendsmas”

Marcus Emel to Perform at Genre: Urban Arts Pop Up Event at Bowery Poetry

Astrid Ferguson to Perform at Genre: Urban Arts Pop Up Event at Bowery Poetry

A SHADOW IN YOUR BEDROOM

Mel Chante to Perform at Genre: Urban Arts Pop Up Event at Bowery Poetry

Publishing Opportunities for Writers and Visual Artists: Genre: Urban Arts No. 8

Love and Hope (the Ultimate Rebellion)

Benji Katz to Close the Show at Genre: Urban Arts Pop Up at Bowery Poetry

Chattel

Colors of the Sky

Sacrifice

Muslim Bomber

The Problem

Red Sky Mourning

Dried Petals On Wet Concrete

July 24, 2017July 16, 2017 Fleurette

Plant a flower

And watch it shed

Blooming tears

You reap only what you sow

Seeds of sorrows

Dried Petals

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