Category: Kansas city
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Tori Stewart: Creatively Ambitious Writer and Photographer
Sex, psychology, and writing for pleasure. I will give you a few moments to grab a pen and paper. You may find something to note in the coming paragraphs. I am certain you will be encouraged to write in some fashion or another. Like any other time where something or someone brings along the urgency…
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M. Palowski Moore: Cosmically Inclined Writer
Worldly Poet who speaks truth and power about our experiences as a collective. The act of writing are thoughts in motion. There is dramatic action and shaping silhouettes taking place between pages. Words dancing to the authors song of choice, singing its truth in each step. Crowds gather and the rhythm ensues a reflection of…
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Summer Javadi: Soundly Poetic Mental Health Advocate
A writer whose encouragement drives others to achieve their own personal power, through poetry. Honestly, it may have been better if I left this page entirely blank. The personal acceptance that some pieces of work gives to you is almost indescribable in feeling. But I absolutely must tell you. I would want everyone to achieve…
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Letysha Montgomery: Writer and Women’s Health Advocate
Personal health change inspires self-awareness and self-advocacy for new writer. It can get really challenging starting anything for the first time. To your surprise, the biggest obstacle often comes from yourself. It’s not so much of having the confidence to dive-in but the belief in oneself to carry the process through completion. Of course, this…
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Donna M. Jackson: Sociologist Redefining Empathy and Value
Examining the Black Community, Donna M. Jackson emphasizes the importance of reclaiming our self-worth. Let’s get honest with ourselves for a moment. Let’s get real with the feelings that we’ve let simmer on the back burner long enough. Constantly focused on cooking up our next idea that will hopefully take us to better positions than…
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B. Michael Long: Redefining Free-Thinking Through Poetry
Kansas City poet, B. Michael Long shares how his curious mind works to shift the narrative forward. If one is seeking wisdom, there is a conscious choice being made to grow. In cases of writers, their words become more particular, intentionally slated to cause a ripple effect of change. The resources and influences for the…