Watch the Poetry Reading of CRIES OF SHIPS:
Poem read by Holly Sarchfield
Get to know Poet Toyin S Ajimati:
1) What is the theme of your poem?
The theme of my poem is the remembrance of the hundreds to thousands of men , women and children that died while being transported across sea on ships for sale across various parts of the world from the Continent of Africa .
2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?
I would like people to just respond in a positive way with intrigue of what I have written , even though it is not the only time unfortunately that we humans beings have enslaved another group of fellow humans , it is a story that I feel is overshadowed . I feel that a lot of people just think that those of African descent or those that acknowledged are ancestors of slaves or uncivilized human beings.
3) How long have you been writing poetry?
I have been writing poetry since I was about 9 or 10 years old , it started out with writing to capture the hearts of girls I had crushes on in elementary school . I was never successful in getting the girl to be my girlfriend but I always got compliments for my writing ..lol
4) Do you have a favorite poet?
I have been asked that question and I honestly do not have a favorite poet , , I have read some work from Langston Hughes , W.E.B Dubois a bit of Mark Twain and others but much of writing is from the world around me as I see and feel it , past , present and future .
5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?
What influenced me to submit was that fact that the festival showcased poetry and my past experience with the festival was a good one .
6) Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?
I wrote passages , slogans , and have recently taken a script writing class about 1.5 , a short story writing class this year and a song -writing class .
7) What is your passion in life?
My passion in life is to attain moments of ”greatness” more than negative ones. I feel I have many regrets from my past and want to minimize those as much possible moving forward,
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Deadline for FREE POETRY Festival – Get your poem made into a MOVIE and seen by 1000s. Three options to submit:
http://www.wildsound.ca/poetrycontest.html
WATCH this month’s poetry readings performed by professional actors:
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/may_2015_poetry_readings.html
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