PatriciaJabbehWesley

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, poet, writer, author, one woman army, mom, professor, unapologetically African Mama

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Liberian literature must rise above politics & mediocrity, must strive for literary excellence, so we cannot be content with books, published without peer review or for their sheer quantity. It is quality that gives literature its lasting value, & to writers, notoriety.

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What Paraguay did they bring to play football against America today? This is not a game .

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HOOSIERS, INVINCIBLE!

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@ABC Congrats to a brilliant kid.

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@brittlepaper @Nnedi So beautiful

[Kwame Dawes @kwamedawes]

Elegiac Negotiations: Neville Dawes through Kwame Dawes’s Eyes, by Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto https://t.co/YDsMrnpxk1

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I'm really thinking of leaving this platform very soon. Talking about being "Verified," crap. I was verified when my Mama had me.

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"Mere ANARCHY is loosed upon the world," says William Butler Yeats.

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Congrats again, my brother. So very proud of all you've achieved and done. You set the bar so high. Bless Jamaica

[Calabash Festival @calabashfest]

On Jan 23 the investiture of Kwame Dawes as Jamaicas 4th Poet Laureate took place and former 🇯🇲 Laureates Olive Senior and Prof Mervyn Morris were on hand to congratulate him #poetry #pride @kwamedawes @olivesenior @JustineHenzell @natlibja

[Prairie Schooner @TheSchooner]

Our latest issue has arrived! Issue 98.1 features a portfolio of editor's picks selected by @kwamedawes, celebrating 12 years of published work under his editorship.

Read more about the issue here: https://t.co/YfHulNLCrT

Order a copy here: https://t.co/mXKvDHt0eU

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Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day, world. Love, Peace, Equity, yes, we carry that dream in our hearts every day. One day, oh, yes, one day, Dr. King.

[WorldLiteratureToday @worldlittoday]

“Danticat always lays herself bare on the page, and this collection does not stray from her visceral honesty.” Colleen Lutz Clemens reviews these story-essays that “find the reader and lift them up.”

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I'm so happy about this. I know I don't have many followers, but I'll be quoting soon.

[POETRY magazine @poetrymagazine]

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I have always been one of Robert Frost's biggest fans, studying him in grad school, his life, & his poetics. This poem which speaks to my own life, & now more than ever, inspired a poem of mine, "I Am Acquainted with Waiting," published in my 2nd poetry collection in 2003.

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I may be grieving still, but I'm so proud of you, Kamala Harris. Thank you, Vice President, thank you. Hundreds of millions of our children have already heard your call, and are answering, not just in America, but across the globe. Thank you so much! We love you!

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On such a sad day, I was thrilled to see my poem, "For Cassandra, the Night Manager at My Timeshare," featured in one of my favorite magazines, the powerful Brittle Paper. Thanks to the editors.

[BRITTLE PAPER @brittlepaper]

Today's poem is "For Cassandra, the Night Manager at My Timeshare" by Patricia Jabbeh Wesley (@PatriciaJabbeh).

#AfricanPoetry

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They told me to give you this message in case you're getting upset that they haven't you yet. We have another whole week before the election, guys, so, please be patient. It's coming for you and your community.

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"America is the garbish can for the world," the candidate says, so, we immigrants are the garbish? "They're dumping their garbish..." he tells Americans. Go, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, immigrants, or, "Garbish," just vote!

[AkeArts&BookFestival @akefestival]

We are deeply saddened by the passing of our guest, Tayo Agunbiade, a passionate historian dedicated to women’s contributions. Her book, Untold Histories of Nigerian Women: Emerging From The Margins, will be available at the festival. Our condolences to her family and loved ones.