Myth, History & Cultural Memory

Myth, History & Cultural Memory

Minimalist illustration generated for Skendong Poetry of a yellow concrete barrier under a dark eclipse and stormy violet sky.

Laid Bare XV: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

A male Liberty. Statue of Liberty Poem art by Skendong

The Candid Verse at Bartholdi’s Wharf

A triple-braided root splitting toward a stormy slave ship and sunny Ethiopian obelisks, topped by a flaming river.

The Hidden Root: Wax and Gold

Year of the Snake poem artwork depicting the animals of the lunar new year

Year of the (Fire) Horse 丙午

A Black man sleeping in bed while an elderly Black woman sits beside him, reading a book. The background features colorful, abstract patterns.

I Dreamt About My Love Meaning Life After Death?

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.

Simple Sheng: Slang, Diaspora and Ever New Deviations

brief A surreal portrait of an African face with a missing nose, wearing a beaded Ade crown, against a white background.

Unlock Olorun: The African God in the Universal Light

Cobalt miners toil under King Leopold's ghostly gaze.

Remember King Leopold? This is Congo Kinshasa

A lone figure veiled in white stands amidst the ruins of a city under a stormy sky, while a few resilient wildflowers bloom in the foreground, symbolizing loss and fragile hope. Skendong Poetry.

Laid Bare XIV: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

A multicolured ancient looking Rubik's Cube on an orange canvas - Skendong Poetry

Δουλεύω: A Remarkable Translation in Its Poetic Context

Year of the Snake poem artwork depicting the animals of the lunar new year

Year of the Snake 蛇

A black and white image depicting the harrowing aftermath of war in Gaza, Palestine. The foreground shows a small orphaned boy holding a delicate Sunbird.

Laid Bare XIII: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

A mystical and surreal scene inspired by a poem about the revival of forgotten words - Skendong Poetry

Reviving Lost Words: A Poem of Forgotten Meanings

Image generated for Skendong Poetry of a tourist and his guide walking through a mocked up market near Touba Great Mosque, Senegal.

Baye Fall: At the Tomb of Ibrahima Fall

I am Cyrus the King, an Achaemenian" in Old Persian, Elamite and Akkadian languages. It is known as the "CMa inscription", carved in a column of Palace P in Pasargadae. These inscriptions on behalf of Cyrus were probably made later by Darius I in order to affirm his lineage, using the Old Persian script he had designed.

Cyrus the Great: A Poem for Palestine

a man crying after lebanon explosions

Laid Bare XII: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

Newsclip of Claudette Colvin

Claudette Colvin: The First to Refuse

A child being vaccinated against Polo amidst war in Gaza

Laid Bare XI: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

an old woman in distress amidst destruction

Laid Bare X: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

Strange Evolution of a Queen

Strange Evolution of a Queen

Airdropped aid kills at least 5 people in Gaza

Laid Bare IX: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

Skendong Poetry

Bardo Tango: Verses in Shadow’s Dance with Death

a depiction of people watching the destruction of Jerichos Wall

Laid Bare VIII: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

Year of the Snake poem artwork depicting the animals of the lunar new year

Year of the Dragon 龙年

Woman and Child in Gaza, Palestine.

Laid Bare VII: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

Gaza, Palestine 2024

Laid Bare VI: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

Laid Bare V- Skendong Poetry

Laid Bare V: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

An old, ornate Palestinian Nakba key, broken into several pieces, set against a background of bold, colorful, abstract landscapes.

Laid Bare IV: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

A vast multitude of people in a desert look up, pointing towards a black sun in the sky.

Laid Bare III: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

Children looking at a black sun

Laid Bare II: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict and Destiny

Two youngsters in an expanse looking up and at a black sun

Laid Bare: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

Army outnumbered on Khartoum's streets - GETTY IMAGES

Africanistan Epic: The Ultimate War on Terror

photo by omid armin on unsplash.jpg

Scent Among the Grass: Memory, Nature, and Time

a family eating together in the gambia - skendong

Watching the Chicken Run for Life Under the Mango Canopy

A person with a charcoal-blackened face, red hat and robe, holds watercress and a goldfish against a red background indicating Nowruz

Khwajah Piruz & The Mystical Herald of Nowruz

Year of the Snake poem artwork depicting the animals of the lunar new year

Year of the Rabbit 兔

A spotted hyena in a tuxedo and cloak, holding a glass of wine, with ghostly hyena outlines in the background.

Misunderstood: An Encounter with a Spotted Hyena

Year of the Snake poem artwork depicting the animals of the lunar new year

Year of the Tiger 虎

Street Art Photo by Skendong

Can You Unravel the Tapestry of History, Professor

Year of the Snake poem artwork depicting the animals of the lunar new year

Year of the Ox 牛

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

Unlocking Creativity: A Poem Born from the Blank Mind

Eel larvae - Leptocephalus by Alexander Semenov

Sargasso Sea Poem: The Eel’s Epic Voyage

The Crescent Moon

The Enchanting Journey of the Star and Crescent

Black and white image of two fish conversing as a fish hook descends.

Alien Inquiry: A Carp’s Fish out of Water Experience

Photo taken by Skendong in Banjul

Tribute to the Dark Lady: Beauty & Struggles

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