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Esoteric Secret by Skedong: The word ESOTERIC dissolves to reveal SECRET, glowing on white. Silhouettes of a mysterious Kabbalistic group observe.

16 October 2025

The Ultimate Esoteric Secret Revealed in a Short Poem

esoteric secret scramble esoteric and a secret hidden concealed is revealed by…

An open pink and lilac umbrella in a sunlit alley, surrounded by scattered cosmetics, papers, and a purple thong.

13 October 2025

New Poem: The Pink and Lilac Umbrella

Pink and Lilac Umbrella so much depended upon a pink and lilac…

White bowl of soup on plain background. Pale blue and yellow liquid with glowing pastel words like "CALM," "DREAM," and "PEACE" gently floating and sinking.

11 October 2025

Lost in the Online Soup of Things

Lost in the Soup I'm online! Who are you? I guess you’re…

A mature Black man with a grey beard and pen, embodying ‘Delulu,’ in a bold patterned suit, speaking to four Gen Z youth against a vibrant dreamscape with a castle and pop culture icons

3 October 2025

Decoding Popular New Slang Words for the Most Clueless

Slang My grey head is making sense of this new slang -…

A Black man in a Jamaican shirt and St. George's bandana writes in a notepad, flanked by a watchful lion and the British Crown Jewels with a single eye. Urban Manchester and the Nairobi savanna merge in the background.

4 October 2025

Simple Sheng: Slang, Diaspora and Ever New Deviations

Sheng Voices from Nairobi “ Niaje, msee?” breaks silence, Patois in the veins.…

Skendong Poetry - How to build a foundation to appreciate and understand poetry

10 November 2025

How to Build a Foundation for Reading & Understanding Poetry

Reading Poetry It pays to read a poem from beginning to end,…

An abstract image showing a pen with a thistle on its end, creating a trail of light on a dark, reflective surface that evokes a river at night.

13 October 2025

Easy Thoughts in Transition Along the River Medlock

Along the River Medlock A cool gust brushes my face as I…

Abstract colorful shards bursting around a room with a man writing at a desk

10 November 2025

How to Improve Your Poetry: Read, Write, Repeat

Read, Write, Repeat They say if you want to write better poetry,…

A portrait of a Black man with vivid face paint. One eye exudes a bright light.

3 September 2025

Unlocking Creativity: A Poem Born from the Blank Mind

where is that damn pen again I want to write a poem.…

A colorful, stylized painting of a seminar room with an agent floating above a group of people, including one black man, who are all intensely sharpening pencils.

10 November 2025

The Unpublished Poet’s Growth to Publication

there was a young poet I knew, James Davies...

An image of a person walking through a bright, colorful maze constructed from stacks of books.

13 November 2025

Emotional Mastery: Unleashing Powerful Poems

poems someone told me are not written but fester in the mind…