Tai Allen
when rainwater becomes our source of bathing
and the rest fills a gallon of semi-clean plastic
humble roofs turn tin & rust
suddenly the word enough
rhymes with barely
the clothes we will sleep in are also living in the daylight
and the days are then measured in loss and love
humble roofs become tin & rust
we will discuss enough
but only find barely
Read Michael’s interview with Tai about “third world problems”.
Tai Allen
Tai Allen is a poet, performer, vocalist, musician, producer and designer. He has toured domestically and internationally. He has been published in magazines such as
Bomb and
African Voices. Tai’s work has been featured on sites such as Okayplayer, CentricTV, Soultracks, and TimeOut. He has performed at the Apollo Theater’s Music Café, National Black Writers Festival, Ft Greene Festival, American Jazz Museum, Art of Cool Festival, The Nuyorican Poets Café and on the Today Show. He has also coordinated and curated concerts, conferences and festivals. A unique and refreshing artist, Tai has established a reputation as a visionary. Tai Allen loves basketball. Sterling Brown. Oscar Brown. Roy Ayers. King Tubby. Kevin McHale. Aretha Franklin. Illusions by Richard Bach. Children. Yankees. Nets. Giants. Steph Curry. Gelato. Jerk Chicken. Oscar Wilde. Brad Pitt. Octavia Butler. Rakim. Jigga. Roti. Poetry. Parenting. Blogs technology/sports/politics. Sitting in the sun, near water. (Photo courtesy of spaceship george.)
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