CRIES OF SHIPS Poetry Reading by Toyin S Ajimati

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…