On Friday, December 9, 2022 at 4:00:12 PM UTC-5, Zod wrote:
> Coco DeSockmonkey wrote:
> >
> > The really real Ahmos Zu-Bolton
>
> Ravis
>
> My brother turns his life insideout,
> from a jail in Leesville,
> from a half-way house in Lake Charles,
> from a slave-quarter in DeRidder.
> He is prisoner of his own rage,
> trapped behind the swollen bars
> of some lingering chains
> and some sudden cage.
>
> I speak to him from miles away,
> from the cell next door and
> lightyears away,
> from motherlands and the fertile earth
> our Mississippi father plowed
>
> <<<...>>>
>
>
> Read more at....
> https://aprweb.org/poems/ravis
>
>
> > -- Ahmos Zu-Bolton,
>
> ----
>
> About the Author
> Ahmos Zu-Bolton II's books include Ain’t No Spring Chicken, a collection of poetry and folklore, and 1946: A Poem. In addition to his poetry, Zu-Bolton wrote several plays, including The Widow Paris: A Folklore of Marie Laveau, The Funeral, Family Reunion, and The Break-In. He died in 2005 in Washington, D.C.
>
> ----

Good find, Zod.

On Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 3:30:55 PM UTC-5, Will Dockery wrote:
> On Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 3:23:21 PM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > On Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 3:15:12 PM UTC-5, Zod wrote:
> >
> > > Not really new, but a genuine Ahmos Zu-Bolton poem, unlike the forgery (by Pendragon) being promoted by Nancy G.
> > So you're admitting to a misleading subject title
> How about NancyGene promoting Michael Pendragon's malicious forgery as a "new poem"?
>
> Your hypocrisy is amazing, Ash.
> > > "There is a cure for the Blues
> > >
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > A white cabbie says there ain't never
> > > been no/great colored poets
> > >
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > and I think to myself man
> > > this cat is hip/ smooth,
> > > there's truth in his meter,
> > > so I sez to him I say, hey man,
> > > how come a professor like you
> > > is driving a cab?"
> > >
> > > -Ahmos Zu-Bolton, fair use excerpt from "Taxicab Blues".
> > >
> > > Ahmos Zu-Bolton II (October 21, 1948,[1] Poplarville, Mississippi - March 8,
> > > 2005[2]) was an activist, poet and playwright also known for his editing and
> > > publishing endeavors on behalf of African-American culture.
> > >
> > > Read more at:
> > > http://pennyspoetry.wikia.com/wiki/Ahmos_Zu-Bolton
> ****

THX for helping keep the record on Ahmos Zu-Bolton straight, Doc.......!

Zod wrote:

> On Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 3:30:55 PM UTC-5, Will Dockery wrote:
>> On Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 3:23:21 PM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
>> > On Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 3:15:12 PM UTC-5, Zod wrote:
>> >
>> > > Not really new, but a genuine Ahmos Zu-Bolton poem, unlike the forgery (by Pendragon) being promoted by Nancy G.
>> > So you're admitting to a misleading subject title
>> How about NancyGene promoting Michael Pendragon's malicious forgery as a "new poem"?
>>
>> Your hypocrisy is amazing, Ash.
>> > > "There is a cure for the Blues
>> > >
>> > > [...]
>> > >
>> > > A white cabbie says there ain't never
>> > > been no/great colored poets
>> > >
>> > > [...]
>> > >
>> > > and I think to myself man
>> > > this cat is hip/ smooth,
>> > > there's truth in his meter,
>> > > so I sez to him I say, hey man,
>> > > how come a professor like you
>> > > is driving a cab?"
>> > >
>> > > -Ahmos Zu-Bolton, fair use excerpt from "Taxicab Blues".
>> > >
>> > > Ahmos Zu-Bolton II (October 21, 1948,[1] Poplarville, Mississippi - March 8,
>> > > 2005[2]) was an activist, poet and playwright also known for his editing and
>> > > publishing endeavors on behalf of African-American culture.
>> > >
>> > > Read more at:
>> > > http://pennyspoetry.wikia.com/wiki/Ahmos_Zu-Bolton
>> ****

> THX for helping keep the record on Ahmos Zu-Bolton straight, Doc.......!

Likewise.

🙂

On Friday, December 9, 2022 at 2:50:14 PM UTC-5, Will Dockery wrote:
> Zod wrote:
>
> >> > >> > "There is a cure for the Blues
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > [...]
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > A white cabbie says there ain't never
> >> > >> > been no/great colored poets
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > [...]
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > and I think to myself man
> >> > >> > this cat is hip/ smooth,
> >> > >> > there's truth in his meter,
> >> > >> > so I sez to him I say, hey man,
> >> > >> > how come a professor like you
> >> > >> > is driving a cab?"
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > -Ahmos Zu-Bolton, fair use excerpt from "Taxicab Blues".
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > Ahmos Zu-Bolton II (October 21, 1948,[1] Poplarville, Mississippi - March 8,
> >> > >> > 2005[2]) was an activist, poet and playwright also known for his editing and
> >> > >> > publishing endeavors on behalf of African-American culture.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > Read more at:
> >> > >> > http://pennyspoetry.wikia.com/wiki/Ahmos_Zu-Bolton
>
> Good afternoon, Zod, I hope your Friday night campfire fish fry with Mike and friends goes well tonight.

Cool had a lot of leaf raking jobs... making that $$$$...

So could not make it out your way over the weekend... see ya soon....

General-Zod wrote:

> Will Dockery wrote:

>> On Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 3:23:21 PM UTC-5, Ash Wurthing wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 3:15:12 PM UTC-5, Zod wrote:
>>
>>> > Not really new, but a genuine Ahmos Zu-Bolton poem, unlike the forgery (by Pendragon) being promoted by Nancy G.
>>
>>> So you're xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

>> How about NancyGene promoting Michael Pendragon's malicious forgery as a "new poem"?

>> Your hypocrisy is amazing, Ash.

>>> > "There is a cure for the Blues
>>> >
>>> > [...]
>>> >
>>> > A white cabbie says there ain't never
>>> > been no/great colored poets
>>> >
>>> > [...]
>>> >
>>> > and I think to myself man
>>> > this cat is hip/ smooth,
>>> > there's truth in his meter,
>>> > so I sez to him I say, hey man,
>>> > how come a professor like you
>>> > is driving a cab?"
>>> >
>>> > -Ahmos Zu-Bolton, fair use excerpt from "Taxicab Blues".
>>> >
>>> > Ahmos Zu-Bolton II (October 21, 1948,[1] Poplarville, Mississippi - March 8,
>>> > 2005[2]) was an activist, poet and playwright also known for his editing and
>>> > publishing endeavors on behalf of African-American culture.
>>> >
>>> > Read more at:
>>> > http://pennyspoetry.wikia.com/wiki/Ahmos_Zu-Bolton

>> ****

> Here is another quite excellent poem, again, not "new" since Ahmos Zu-Bolton passed away in the year 2005, in Washington DC....

> https://aprweb.org/poems/ravis

> *********** Ahmos Zu-Bolton II's books include Ain’t No Spring Chicken, a collection of poetry and folklore, and 1946: A Poem. In addition to his poetry, Zu-Bolton wrote several plays, including The Widow Paris: A Folklore of Marie Laveau, The Funeral, Family Reunion, and The Break-In. ********

Good evening, Zod, good find.

🙂

On Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 3:15:12 PM UTC-5, Zod wrote:
>
> Not really new, but a genuine Ahmos Zu-Bolton poem, unlike the forgery (by Pendragon) being promoted by Nancy G.
>
> "There is a cure for the Blues
>
> [...]
>
> A white cabbie says there ain't never
> been no/great colored poets
>
> [...]
>
> and I think to myself man
> this cat is hip/ smooth,
> there's truth in his meter,
> so I sez to him I say, hey man,
> how come a professor like you
> is driving a cab?"
>
> -Ahmos Zu-Bolton, fair use excerpt from "Taxicab Blues".
>
> Ahmos Zu-Bolton II (October 21, 1948,[1] Poplarville, Mississippi - March 8,
> 2005[2]) was an activist, poet and playwright also known for his editing and
> publishing endeavors on behalf of African-American culture.
>
> Read more at:
> http://pennyspoetry.wikia.com/wiki/Ahmos_Zu-Bolton
>
> ***

Again, good find.

General-Zod wrote:

>> Not really new, but a genuine Ahmos Zu-Bolton poem, unlike the forgery (by Pendragon) being promoted by Nancy G.
>
> "There is a cure for the Blues
>
> [...]
>
> A white cabbie says there ain't never
> been no/great colored poets
>
> [...]
>
> and I think to myself man
> this cat is hip/ smooth,
> there's truth in his meter,
> so I sez to him I say, hey man,
> how come a professor like you
> is driving a cab?"
>
> -Ahmos Zu-Bolton, fair use excerpt from "Taxicab Blues".
>
> Ahmos Zu-Bolton II (October 21, 1948,[1] Poplarville, Mississippi - March 8,
> 2005[2]) was an activist, poet and playwright also known for his editing and
> publishing endeavors on behalf of African-American culture.
>
> Read more at:
> http://pennyspoetry.wikia.com/wiki/Ahmos_Zu-Bolton
>
> ***

Since Ahmos Zu-Bolton is apparently the topic of the day.

🙂

Zod wrote:
>
> > Not really new, but a genuine Ahmos Zu-Bolton poem, unlike the forgery (by Pendragon) being promoted by Nancy G.
> >
> > "There is a cure for the Blues
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > A white cabbie says there ain't never
> > been no/great colored poets
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > and I think to myself man
> > this cat is hip/ smooth,
> > there's truth in his meter,
> > so I sez to him I say, hey man,
> > how come a professor like you
> > is driving a cab?"
> >
> > -Ahmos Zu-Bolton, fair use excerpt from "Taxicab Blues".
> >
> > Ahmos Zu-Bolton II (October 21, 1948,[1] Poplarville, Mississippi - March 8,
> > 2005[2]) was an activist, poet and playwright also known for his editing and
> > publishing endeavors on behalf of African-American culture.
> >
> > Read more at:
> > http://pennyspoetry.wikia.com/wiki/Ahmos_Zu-Bolton

Again, good find, Zod, since apparently Ahmos Zu-Bolton is again the topic of the day.

🙂