Tonight’s poetry form is called Kwansaba Poetry. From Brewer, “The kwansaba is a poetic form invented by Eugene B. Redmond in 1995. It was inspired by the seven-day holiday of Kwanzaa, including its seven principles of unity, self-determination, collective work, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith.”

Here are the guidelines:

• Poem of praise
• Seven lines
• Seven words per line
• No word exceeds seven letters
• Celebration of family and African-American culture

* most challenging is the seven letter limit…

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The Same Hopes

our world, a globe, from other sides
me the west, you at the genesis
your Africa, where an ebony beauty reigns
an honor to visit your rural village
singing and dancing and sharing in games
see, our outer colors only skin deep
but our hearts, sharing the same hopes

Now to you…wanna try a Kwansaba poem? Share a link in the comments below!

I am on a personal challenge to explore and write in 100+ different poetic forms.  To assist me in this journey is Robert Lee Brewer’s The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms where he gives the form and an example. The Same Hopes is #16 in this collection I’m calling, very simply, 100+ Poetic Forms.

Hey y’all, thanks for visiting the Go Dog Go Cafe and I hope you enjoyed reading today’s selection. I am Donna Matthews, a born and bred Texan who can usually be found writing, painting, taking pictures, or traveling the world on foot. I’m all about love, people, sharing, and doing life together and would love to get to know you. I host two blogs…the first, The DJ Ranch, documents my personal adventures while the second, Slay The Chaos, focuses on mindsets, technology, productivity and organization. Come on over for a visit sometime 💙