LeChell the Shootah – Joy Like You S’pose To

Performed at the Stonewall International Poetry Slam in Baltimore, MD

“Spread your wings and let that melody in your heart finally free, sing off key, let the summer breeze caress your every limb, and move.”

Don’t miss this poem from LeChell The Shootah, performing at the Stonewall International Poetry Slam in Baltimore, MD

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LeChell The Shootah – “When the Engineer Fails”

Performing at the 2022 Womxn of the World Poetry Slam

“I will always tell her she is beautiful. But I am not the one she wants to hear that from. I am not the one who has to believe it.”

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from LeChell The Shootah, performing at the 2022 Womxn of the World Poetry Slam in Baltimore, MD

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LeChell the Shootah – “Model Mommy”

Performing at the Stonewall International Poetry Slam

“My husband asks what to do to help me get motivated again. Wonders why this wordsmith of a woman cannot find the words to explain postpartum depression.”

Don’t miss this powerful poem from LeChell the Shootah, performing at the Stonewall International Poetry Slam in Baltimore, MD.

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