Found Poem -
New Hampshire Avenue and Piney Branch
Please
(this is what my mama taught me to say
before I ask for anything)
I am need
(this is my alter ego, my superhero identity
the one that makes me do this electric boogaloo
along the double yellow line, that makes me tap
at your window with this handmade sign)
help God bless you
(cause you know he ain't paying you
no mind, just like you
ain't paying me no mind
but he will if you just pay, a quarter
a dime or nickel, he'd prefer you pay in dollar bills
twenties if you have them to spare
meet me with kindness, in exchange
blessings, blessings, blessings)
-Sami Miranda
Used by permission.
Sami Miranda is an educator, poet and visual artists who makes his home in Washington, DC. His work has been published in Al Pie De la Casa Blanca, Full Moon on K St, the Chiron Review, DC Poets Against the War Anthology, MiPoesias.com and Beltway among others. He has performed at venues such as the Kennedy Center, The Smithsonian Museum of American Art, The Smithsonian Museum of African Art and GALA Theatre. Sami curated the Sabor Sunday reading series in Washington DC, that brought two poets, a trio of musicians and two visual artists into conversation. He is currently recording a jazz and poetry collaboration with bass player Pepe Gonzalez. He develops and facilitates interactive poetry workshops for youth and adults and holds an MFA from The Bennington Writing Seminars.
-Sami Miranda
Used by permission.
Sami Miranda is an educator, poet and visual artists who makes his home in Washington, DC. His work has been published in Al Pie De la Casa Blanca, Full Moon on K St, the Chiron Review, DC Poets Against the War Anthology, MiPoesias.com and Beltway among others. He has performed at venues such as the Kennedy Center, The Smithsonian Museum of American Art, The Smithsonian Museum of African Art and GALA Theatre. Sami curated the Sabor Sunday reading series in Washington DC, that brought two poets, a trio of musicians and two visual artists into conversation. He is currently recording a jazz and poetry collaboration with bass player Pepe Gonzalez. He develops and facilitates interactive poetry workshops for youth and adults and holds an MFA from The Bennington Writing Seminars.
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