Peace Bell – “The Perfectionist”


Performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival.

“I look just like my father, a perfectionist who forgets there’s already a God. I worry I’m starting to resemble his mantras.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Peace Bell, performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in Detroit, MI.

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Peace Bell – “Things They Never Tell You About the Mother of 13 Children (after Siaara Freeman)”


Performing at the 2017 Rustbelt Poetry Festival.

“I fear disappointing my father and proving him right.”

Don’t miss this impressive poem from Peace Bell, performing at the 2017 Rustbelt Poetry Festival.



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