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. SimsHow Powerful Black Women Are: Kamala Harris Becoming the First Black Female PresidentWhile the presidential candidates have been set for this year’s presidential race in the United States, the face of Kamala Harris, a Black…23h ago23h ago
Christopher D. SimsStreets With Their Spirits in Them — A Story of ReflectionThose streets, those old, worn west side streets has their spirits in them. The spirits — the spiritual gatherings and ongoings — of young…Jul 7Jul 7
Christopher D. SimsThe Ghost Of Fred Dube’ — A Pro-Palestine PoemCollege students obtain, sustain Columbia University’s campus. The time is now for revolutions, solutions — the non-distribution or…Apr 30Apr 30
Christopher D. SimsApril Is National Poetry MonthIndeed, it is, a month set aside for the recognition, the celebration, of the written and spoken word. April is a time for poets to be…Apr 3Apr 3
Christopher D. SimsThe Way Black Women Laugh At Donald Trump — A PoemThe way Black women laugh at Donald Trump is hysterical! Is medicinal, transitional pertaining to the trajectory of male leadership in the…Mar 19Mar 19
Christopher D. SimsMy Mother’s Pound Cake — A PoemMy mother’s pound cake is prolific. The pound cake spirits gifted her with a talent that has defined our family, brought us together…Mar 9Mar 9
Christopher D. SimsRapper Killer Mike Goes To Jail After Winning Three Grammy’s: The Story Of The Black Man in AmericaI was not at all surprised to see Killer Mike being hauled off to jail right after he won three Grammy Awards — sweeping the hip-hop…Feb 8Feb 8
Christopher D. SimsMy Taxes Pay For Bombs Striking Palestine — A PoemI am paying tax money to the city, to the government, being used to the building of bombs hitting bodies, innocent civilians who are…Feb 61Feb 61