“My happy is a high fever that will break.”
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Performed at the 2022 Womxn of the World Poetry Slam in Baltimore, MD
“No wonder he thinks coercion is consent, force be the language of boys looking to be men.”
Don’t miss this poem from LeChell The Shootah R.H., performing at the 2022 Womxn of the World Poetry Slam in Baltimore, MD
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Performed at WoWPS 2020
Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from LeChell “The Shootah” R.H., performing at WoWPS 2020 in Dallas, TX
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Performed at WoWPS 2020
Don’t miss this stunning poem from LeChell Honorat, performing at WoWPS 2020 in Dallas, TX
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Performing at the 2022 Womxn of the World Poetry Slam
“My father taught me ghosting long before language knew its name.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from LeChell “The Shootah” R.H., performing at the 2022 Womxn of the World Poetry Slam in Baltimore, MD
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Performed at WoWPS 2020
“Baby, with all this thick come a lot of heavy, and ‘would you take all the pain that came with all this’ thick?”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from LeChell “The Shootah” R.H., performed at WoWPS 2020 Finals in Dallas, TX.
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Performing at WoWPS 2020
“A dark-skinned Black girl gets cast for misery yet again, so she picks up a pen. Writes her own story.”
Don’t miss this great poem from LeChell “The Shootah” R.H., performing at WoWPS 2020 in Dallas, TX.
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