PinnedChristopher D. SimsIn Remembrance Of Glenn PattersonWhere do I even start? Where do I find the words as my heart hurts, aches, remembers, recalls?Dec 11, 2022Dec 11, 2022
PinnedChristopher D. SimsWest Side Black Rockford, IL — Fairgrounds Housing Development Tales & TruthsImagine, envision, a housing development built in the 1970s, nestled in between four streets. The housing developments are mostly…Jan 12, 2023Jan 12, 2023
Christopher D. SimsIf All Women Voted (for Love and Humanity) — A Poemif all women voted for love and humanity can we bare a world full of freedom, equity, peace, dignity, justice, universal standards —…Nov 3Nov 3
Christopher D. SimsPeacebuilding and Security: The Work of the United NationsThe work of the United Nations and other peace and security focused organizations has shown us in the last two decades that there are many…Oct 24Oct 24
Christopher D. SimsWriting As a Means of Self-Expression and Communication: The Art of VoiceWriting as a means of self-expression and communication, to be heard, to be realized, is at the top of a writer’s list. We writers who are…Oct 9Oct 9
Christopher D. Simsattack of the white women — a poem and an experiencewhite women so-called liberal white womenAug 14Aug 14
Christopher D. Simswhy i love black women — a poembecause, at Haskell Elementary School and at McIntosh Elementary School, on the west side of Rockford, IL black girl’s smiles were as…Aug 111Aug 111
Christopher D. Simsa meditation on black women’s hair: a poem for simone bilesher hair, a black woman’s hair, women of african descent’s hair, compares to none; takes the rays of the sun, then turns it into magic.Aug 2Aug 2
Christopher D. Simsi rebuke you in the name of jesus: a poem for sonya masseyShe held Her hand up, reaching for JesusJul 31Jul 31