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ie would make us check out no less than two books from the local library every two weeks or however long we had before we had to return them and she wasn t done there she also brought aldi bags to fill with books checking out tens of books at a time we were the only kids who looked like we had just gone grocery shopping as we came out of the library this is why i will always be an advocate for reading in the words of malcolm x my alma mater was books a good library i could spend the rest of my life reading just satisfying my curiosity which is why i teamed up for an amazing challenge the 1 million reading black books summer reading club aims to encourage a million people to read at least one book written by a black author this summer joining is easy pledge to read and finish reading a book by a black author by the end of the summer repost the graphic and tag a friend follow the host melanatedreader on instagram for the next steps if you are not on instagram i still encourage you to participate just by reading at least one book by a black author this summer let s read something other than captions and comments what i m currently reading black titan a g gaston and the making of a black american millionaire by carol jenkins and elizabeth gardner hines posted on june 14 2026 june 23 2026 categories creative writing tags 1 million black readers 1 million readers authors blog blogger blogging book club family readers reading summer reading writers writing 7 comments on 1 million black readers born worthy you do not always have to be doing something you were born worthy on tuesday may 26 2026 i turned 39 and unlike previous years i didn t post much about it aside from my stories i didn t post the usual cute pic it wasn t because i was sad or ungrateful i just didn t feel like it this year where i am usually super excited and bubbly my mood on my birthday this year was that of proverbs 27 2 let another man praise you and not your own mouth a stranger and not your own lips this year i didn t feel like broadcasting the day of my birth as much as i want people to remember me i also want to let go of the need to control it if i were to be remembered i want it to be a natural organic occurrence not a social media notification strangely i ve had people say i didn t get a notification i thought it was weird their need to tell me they didn t know because facebook didn t remind them just say you forgot lol this further solidified for me why i was not motivated to post about it i like surprises and random acts of kindness i didn t see coming i don t want to have to keep repeating the basics it reminded me of the quote floating around somewhere that says let people do what they want to do so you can see what they d rather do or some variation i prolly butchered that but the overall point is to let people be themselves and allow their actions not just their words to reveal their true character i chose to let go of the need to control people s remembering me without holding it against those who did not in whatever circumstance i have learned to be content these are the thoughts i am still mulling over praying over and meditating on in this final year of my 30s my key takeaway during these musings was to remember that whether i hosted a grand gesture or sat home in my pajamas eating my favorite snacks and did i am worthy regardless and so are you we do not have to be doing something to earn the title we have inherit value and inherit dignity the 30s have been especially challenging but i look forward to seeing what this year has to offer as i prepare for my ascension into the next phase of my life i cannot believe i will be 40 next year do it hurt ya ll posted on may 30 2026 categories creative writing tags 39 years authors birthday birthday thoughts blog blogger blogging content family grateful life love memory mental health millennial remembrance writers writing 13 comments on born worthy writers who shrink photo by tima miroshnichenko https www pexels com photo person holding red pencil writing on notebook 6860850 there comes a time when fear doesn t just paralyze but acts as its own form of superiority how dare we grace the world with our brilliance someone might come and take what is ours how dare we venture to use our words to save a soul isn t healing ourselves enough why then must we risk pouring poetry onto the concrete for the world to see wouldn t someone come and take it won t it get soaked into the soil won t the birds eat it what will happen to our brilliance once it s exposed will it wither up and die like langston s dream deferred we are much too wise to let these words go out into the world this is not enlightenment we shrink to keep from shining so we avoid the light we avoid the truth fear is not growth and hiding behind the superiority of the pen is not salvation posted on may 18 2026 categories creative writing tags mondaythoughts authors blog blogger blogging hiding prose shrinking writers writing 3 comments on writers who shrink ai is watering down your voice it s been a minute since i ve talked about publishing on this blog mostly i was just tired of giving advice still am most of the work is doing the thing failing at it succeeding at it and failing again until you find your groove buttttt our latest viral sensations have brought me out of hiding enter ai and dr cheyenne bryant these seem like unrelated separate topics but stay with me lately i ve been noticing tons of creators with social media captions that use the same it s not x it s y chatgpt cadence including authors why are people who write books using ai to write their social captions isn t being creative like our literal job the it s not x it s y cadence sounds like it s not just a meal it s an experience the words are also structured a certain way and it is noticeable for those who know what to look for for me it s mostly noticeable when someone drastically changes how they write since i m a poet i compare it to suddenly sounding like a poetic professor you ve once been an emperor of typos and now the words flow neatly on top of one another the phrases are very well written too well written for a person who has never written in such a way it seems to mimic how professional writers write except now everyone is doing it suddenly everyone s insta captions and facebook posts are grammatically correct inspirational and profoundly poetic it is also profoundly fake while it might read pretty it waters down the writer s authentic voice i d be remiss not to mention that this is not everyone there are some fantastic extraordinary writers out there and for the record ai is mimicking the genius of the real brain the most tell tale sign is whether i can sense your personality in your writing or if instead you just sound like an english teacher when you are not one the twist in all of this is that typos will become the new normal they will signal that the person who wrote the piece is a human who makes mistakes and uses their own mind you sound just like everybody else what should be most disturbing is that using chat to write will have you sounding like everyone else in the same way that all those ai flyers look the same these flyers are always way too cluttered there is too much information on them and they end up drawing attention away from the core message which is drowned out by so many colors and images this leads me to question if people are even trying to make changes to the prompts templates or whatever they are using as a reminder canva still exists and has some great free and paid templates from real graphic artists for my poetry contest i hired someone on fiverr to handle the initial design then paid for the source file the source file allows me to go in and edit it into as many versions as i want without paying for them so far i have turned two graphics into seven to promote my sponsors and judges it was the best 20 i d ever spent ya ll are watering down your voice and image i ve also been seeing a ton of new self published books with ai chatgpt generated book covers i cannot emphasize how strongly i recommend not doing this you are likely damaging your author brand and marketing strategy before they even begin and this isn t just my opinion it s what readers are saying an arts digital marketer and historical fiction romance author conducted a survey asking readers whether they were interested in reading books with ai generated art 84 of the people who took her survey said no additionally i have been monitoring the bookish community on threads and many readers say they don t trust books with ai generated covers if your book cover is ai generated it s hard not to wonder if your book was written by chatgpt gemini or any other artificial intelligence software it s hard not to wonder if you ve put the hard work in to write or if the computer has done the writing for you consequently even if you did write the book it s challenging for readers to see you as an authentic voice the book cover is your first impression lose readers there and they are not reading your book speaking of authenticity enter dr cheyenne bryant the woman currently under fire for the legitimacy of her doctorate and the location of her dissertation dr bryant also just published a book that people are saying sounds like it was written by ai with twelve 1 2 star amazon reviews it is littered with claims of fraud stemming from her latest allegations that she is not a real therapist or psychologist more of this in part 2 posted on may 15 2026 may 18 2026 categories articles general topics self publishing tags ai ai generated authentic authenticity blog blogging books chatgpt gemini human image integrity reading voice writers writing 7 comments on ai is watering down your voice flaava in ya ear greetings again esteemed poets in case you aren t following us on social we have another amazing gift for our poets in addition to the 150 cash prize and poetry business coaching we are honored to announce that we ve secured another sponsorship for our first place winner the prized package also now includes an interview on fiye radio flaava in ya ear sponsored by fiye 101 9 atlanta radio fiyeradio courtesy of my good sis sunday jones sundayjonesislife here is some vip behind the scenes insight interviewee must have a bio and or one sheet to be considered outside of the winnings contest interviews including the ig live will be scheduled only after we ve announced the top 3 winners radio interviews will be scheduled based on the artist s and the show s availability if you miss the interview or are late without prior communication it will be forfeited we are less than 30 days from the deadline which means this is the perfect time to submit if you ve been thinking about it don t make it easy for someone to snatch up these goodies reminder of theme with examples what we re carrying now this theme explores personal loss collective memory survival and the emotional weight of living in today s world through this contest we are not only uplifting poets but also creating space for community storytelling reflection and connection through the arts this can look like a protest or a prayer a memory or a breaking point a quiet confession or a bold declaration examples social political climate e g living through turbulent times identity selfhood e g what it means to carry your identity race gender culture faith in today s world ancestry memory legacy e g carrying the legacy of those who came before you generational trauma healing strength survival resilience e g small acts of survival joy rest boundaries spiritual philosophical e g faith purpose or direction in uncertain times how to enter subscribe to the list here if you are only interested in the contest check the poetry contest only box submit your poem on or before 6 1 26 don t forget to visit and bookmark the website here be sure you are following this blog following me on instagram following the contest on instagram posted on may 5 2026 may 5 2026 categories creative writing general topics tags 101 9 atlanta radio 2026 annual blog blogger books fiye radio flaava in ya ear poem poems poetic poetry poets radio writing yecheilyah s 8th annual poetry contest leave a comment on flaava in ya ear brown sugar when i think about poetry there is one movie that comes to mind it is my favorite rom com of all time wait the best man is my other all time favorite and the wood okay so i have a lot of favorite s but this one is specific to poetry let s stay focused released in 2002 and directed by rick famuyiwa who also directed the wood everything about brown sugar is poetic to me from the title to the opening credits i was hooked still am sidney and dre are childhood best friends sid is an editor for xxl a hip hop magazine and dre is a producer at a record company he hates and from the beginning it s all poetry it starts at the very beginning with that dope nostalgic opening featuring artists like common kool g rap pete rock talib kweli big daddy kane questlove black thought method man and russell simmons describing how they fell in love with hip hop my new favorite question when interviewing poets is to ask them when did you first fall in love with poetry and to be clear i am not asking when you first started writing it or when you were introduced to it i am asking when did you know you loved it so anywho the question comes from this movie then it goes a step further paralleling sidney and dre s deep evolving relationship with hip hop s growth from street culture to mainstream art we see this couple grow from childhood friends to lovers using hip hop s language and history as a central metaphor to express their unspoken feelings for one another on top of this sidney is a writer penning her first book a love letter to hip hop as the movie progresses we see that this letter serves not just as a confession of sid s love for the music but also her love for dre sidney s narration is the poetry and the poetry is hip hop and everything in between acting as both the main and supporting character rather than presenting poetry as a fading art movies like love jones and brown sugar show it as something embedded in how we love speak and make sense of the world like an instinct woven into how we feel remember and connect so i am nudging an old tape recorder over to you the reels inside give a faint rattle before my finger hovers over the record button when did you first fall in love with poetry yecheilyah s 8th annual poetry contest 2026 this year s poetry contest is in full swing entries are being accepted as we speak as we are already halfway through april and ya ll know may is gonna fly by too here are some reminders before june sneaks up on us when submitting your poem please do not forget to add your name to the document i know it sounds like common sense but you have no idea how many times we have to send pieces back that don t include a name also for 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