Supernumerary Daddy

Written by Yatta on Sunday, 8 of March , 2009 at 11:31 pm

One of the most beautiful visual treasures in life is a rainbow. I suppose it’s has always been. But the rainbow became a significant beauty for me one summer [...] Continue Reading…

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Category: Griotocity

Gift from Zacchaeus

Written by Yatta on Sunday, 8 of March , 2009 at 10:55 pm

Just then a kiss befell my brow and I look up to see
I had fallen just below the loft of the sycamore tree [...] Continue Reading…

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Category: Griotocity

Horae’s Disappointment

Written by Yatta on Monday, 26 of January , 2009 at 6:00 pm

I didn’t want to say
But you made it ok

So with trembling hands
And pounding heart
Those words cascaded from my lips
Floated into your ears
And landed in your secret place

Yours was a [...] Continue Reading…

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Category: Spoken

Eye Candy by Yatta

Written by Yatta on Wednesday, 21 of January , 2009 at 5:39 pm

I could probably entertain you forever with my philosphy of men, but I won’t (I want you visit back.) Instead I’ll leave you with a silly little list my [...] Continue Reading…

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Category: Halfthaleians

Non sequitur by Yatta

Written by Yatta on Wednesday, 21 of January , 2009 at 5:24 pm

No seed to grow lives here
These are just things
To be

No room to fill here
These are voids
Spaces, negate

No smiles to be seen here
These are the spasms of strain
A force in [...] Continue Reading…

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Category: Spoken

Here by Yatta

Written by Yatta on Wednesday, 21 of January , 2009 at 5:20 pm

I am woman of great passion, carved from loves core, etched in the finest romanticism, refined in spirituality and armored in justice. I live with the freedom of not [...] Continue Reading…

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Category: Griotocity

She Missed His Call by Yatta

Written by Yatta on Wednesday, 21 of January , 2009 at 5:12 pm

Only two, we call it the terrible stage, feet so small to fit into my palm. It struck him, the circular post, painted a bright white, he stopped in [...] Continue Reading…

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Category: Griotocity

The Preamble

Written by Yatta on Wednesday, 21 of January , 2009 at 5:02 pm

Hi

I welcome and thank you for your visit(s).  This is just a preamble to explain my material. Like any writer, everything to me is a topic for discussion. But [...] Continue Reading…

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Yatta Calhoun, an independent media production professional who has worked out of Detroit, London and New York. A performing and filmic artist with a love for poetry, prose and music.