Poetic Resurrection

Women’s History Month - Women Leaders

Thank you for tuning in to the Poetic Resurrection Podcast. In celebration of Women's History Month, I am honoring the amazing women that have been on the podcast, and I hope you join me by listening to them and their incredible stories and gifts of knowledge. I’ve been honored by having such brilliant women on my podcast and this week we are focusing on leadership. Next week we will celebrate female poets and writers. Please stay tuned.
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Evelyn Lozada Eccard, Perceptions of Employment - Mentoring & Coaching: We discuss how to choose the correct job/position which works with your personality. We discuss various topics from employment, and how to prep yourself with knowledge and understanding to help you in your next job interview. Evelyn Lozada Eccard is a leadership coach and the founder of Bravo Leadership International. https://poeticresurrection.podbean.com/e/perceptions-of-employment-mentoring-coaching/
Che'Rae Adams, Soul of Writing: We discuss what it takes to write a good story and how the story germinates from the soul. That inner voice drawing us to write our story. We discuss the concept sentence, the why of writing and even when we write a memoir or solo show there is a beginning, middle, and an end. Che'Rae Adams is the artistic director of PlayPenn in Philadelphia. Her credits include teacher, director, producer, and dramaturg. https://poeticresurrection.podbean.com/e/soul-of-writing-with-cherae-adams/
Nancy Hinman, Perceptions of Trauma: In this episode, how our beliefs affect our behavior and emotional state. We address alternative practices for helping oneself. Nancy Hinman, Ph.D., LMFT is a doctor in Depth Psychology with an emphasis on Psychotherapy. https://poeticresurrection.podbean.com/e/perceptions-of-trauma-with-dr-nancy-hinman/
Jaclyn Steele: Soul Connection, we discuss how our soul's calling intertwines our lives, beliefs, and our connection with others. https://poeticresurrection.podbean.com/e/soul-connection-with-jaclyn-steele/
Dominey Drew, Perceptions in Expectations in Relationships. In this informative episode, we discuss experiences and expectations in relationships. We talk about various gender misconceptions and stories that might derail a relationship. https://poeticresurrection.podbean.com/e/perceptions-of-expectations-in-relationships/
Isabella Lozada, Perceptions of a Teenager: In this episode, we interview my niece, because I wanted to get the perspective of a teenager and their thoughts regarding the pandemic before and after. Isabella Lozada (at the time of recording) is a sophomore in high school. She enjoys playing lacrosse and hanging out with her friends. Her interests are in advertising and acting, and she plans on further pursuing them. https://poeticresurrection.podbean.com/e/perceptions-of-a-teenager/
Barb Moses, Perceptions of Joy. An introspective view of how gratitude and self-acceptance affect Joy. Barb Moses is the Founder and CEO of High5 Leadership, who created this business to inspire others. https://poeticresurrection.podbean.com/e/perceptions-of-joy-with-barb-moses/
Corine La Font Perceptions of Toxic Relationships. In this episode, we take an in-depth look at Corine La Font's experiences and how she overcame toxicity in her life with self-acceptance and self-compassion. Corine La Font is a PR practitioner, Speaker, Podcaster, Author, and Business Coach. https://poeticresurrection.podbean.com/e/perceptions-of-toxic-relationships/
 
Music
Peace of Mind by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4199-peace-of-mind
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
 

Colors of Life - Season 3 Recap

Welcome to the Poetic Resurrection Podcast's Colors of Life Season 3 recap.
I'd like to thank the following guest for their knowledge and talent on the podcast. There are links below in the notes and you can also find us on Apple/Itunes, Spotify, Pandora, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, Google and many other podcast platforms.
Luis J. Rodriguez reads his poem "Always Running". This poem describes the hardships of poverty, love loss, and how he dealt with these experiences.
https://poeticresurrection.podbean.com/e/colors-of-life-luis-j-rodriguez/
 
Luivette Resto read her poem "Living on Islands Not Found on Maps" and discuss the experience of being bi-cultural.
https://poeticresurrection.podbean.com/e/colors-of-life-luivette-resto/
 
Lynne Thompson read her poem "Invention" and her life experience from being an adoptee to becoming the current Los Angeles Poet Laureate.
https://poeticresurrection.podbean.com/e/colors-of-life-lynne-thompson/
 
Jasmine Di Angelo reads her poem "Halves of Halves" which addresses her identity and acceptance.
https://poeticresurrection.podbean.com/e/colors-of-life-jasmine-diangelo/
 
Dr. Egypt Iredia, the first guest for Black History Month. She reads her poem "My Child-Like Eyes" and we discuss the concept and development of the poem.
https://poeticresurrection.podbean.com/e/colors-of-life-dr-egypt-iredia/
 
CEO Spoken King is our second guest for Black History Month. He reads his poem "The Black King Song." Which covers the black experience.
https://poeticresurrection.podbean.com/e/colors-of-life-ceo-spoken-king/
 
Christoph Jenkins closes off season 3 and Black History Month. He reads several of his haikus and we discuss the meanings of each one. https://poeticresurrection.podbean.com/e/colors-of-life-christoph-jenkins/
 
We will be on hiatus for the next month, but don't worry, we'll have weekly episodes. When we come back, we'll have more poets, writers, and people of interest, along with fresh stories and poetry. Until then, many blessings.
 
Music: Run Until Your Wings Grow by Late Night Feeler

Colors of Life - Christoph Jenkins

In honor of Black History Month, we close season three of the Poetic Resurrection Podcast with Christoph Jenkins. Haiku poet and founder of The Poet Life, Christoph Jenkins and I discuss various subjects and learned how poets can have an income from being a poet. Great information for poets on this podcast episode.
Christoph Jenkins, Founder & CEO of The Poet Life, is a poet and entrepreneur. He began writing poetry in grade school and soon found it to be his passion. Running The Poet Life has led him to become an advocate in the community and a builder of the Poetry Industry. His company has three pillars that start with the letter "E"; EDUCATE, ENGAGE, ENTERTAIN. The Poet Life educates through their online university, Poet Life University where they teach poets how to start a poetry career. There is also a non-profit arm called Poet Life Academy where they teach students, K-12, how to express themselves through poetry. Christoph is the host of the Poet Life Podcast where he has conversations with poets around the world who have made major headway in the poetry industry. In addition, The Poet Life host their annual festival called the Poet Life Fest in different cities around the country.
Surround yourself with
People and things that grow you
Either grow or die
 
Imposter syndrome
Is attempting to play you
It can’t outcast you
 
If you are dreaming
Without a plan to fulfill
Said dream, keep dreaming
 
@ThePoetLife
ThePoetLife.com 
 
 

Colors of Life - CEO Spoken King

This week on Poetic Resurrection we have CEO Spoken King as our guest. He does a reading of his poem “The Black King Song”.
The Black King Song
By CEO Spoken King
 
Yes, I know who I am.
I'm a black King.
Yes, I'm more than just a man.
So listen to my story,
Because I'm about to tell it as best as I can.
 
The world recently started to love me. 
From my bronze skin to my afro
From my braids to my dreads that bare many knowledge. 
So tell me who from the beginning was actually thinking higher?
Our knowledge helped the world to rise to a higher power.
 
Many say they see my vision and dreams,
And my aspiration to heal people from a role the world wanted us to play.
But down in the trenches, many people start to think a different way. 
Leaving a King with many tears of unforeseen dreams.
Choosing his family over the things God blessed him to have...
To bless the world.
So the question is...
Are you doing the right thing?
 
Because if God gives you a talent
To bless the world.
He maybe using you to connect with another person across the world. 
Too many of us sleep on our talents and dreams
Instead of being woke.
Too many of us drive off of  the street of life,
And fall into the ditch of broken promises and dream untold.
 
The dilemma the black King holds.
So don't stop our growth.
 
Too many untold dreams lies before my eyes.
I refuse to be another statistic in the world's mind.
Suicide use to be Satan's way to cover my eyes. 
Thank you Lord for waking my third eye.
This is why...
Now I can give you many excuses why I failed. 
But how many will realize I didn't stay knocked down...
But I rose up time after time.
Lead by the holy spirit and the glory divine.
I know if I keep on pushing,
My prayers of peace and finishing the race.
Will be mine!
 
This is the black King's song.
This is not your ordinary rhyme. 
 
The true kings walk in the land of the blind with one eye. 
We bear scars that hold the ultimate truth.
 
People say they are afraid of no man,
But are afraid of progression.
The truth is you can never be afraid of what tomorrow will bring. 
Just live for today,
Our present,
Because tomorrow is unforeseen.
 
This is the true thought process of a black King.
We bare many crowns and many rings,
But deep down inside...
This is the song we sing.
Just to hold our royal family up.
So they won't ever have to sink.
 
CEO Spoken King has been writing poetry since the age of sixteen. Poetry is his therapy and healing. In 2020, he started a podcast to highlight poets, visual artists, actors and more. Then he started to incorporate his music on the podcast. His podcast became more of his passion than just a hobby. 
In 2021, he released his first book entitled Dominik's Words. He was an online radio show host from 2020 to 2021. 
Life is full of opportunities it's our choice to make a difference. 
https://www.facebook.com/CEOSpokenKing
https://linktr.ee/CEOSpokenKingYoutube: CEO Spoken KingTwitch: CEOSpokenKingAnchor: https://anchor.fm/t-corner
You can get his book Dominik’s Words on Amazon https://amzn.to/3p1X0Fx

Colors of Life - Contentment

In this week's episode, we discuss contentment. What is it like to be content? Is it different from being happy? Happiness is an emotional state characterized by feelings of joy, satisfaction, contentment, and fulfillment. While happiness has many different definitions, it is often described as involving positive emotions and life satisfaction. Kendra Cherry. 
Contentment is an emotional state of satisfaction that can be seen as a mental state, maybe drawn from being at ease in one's situation, body and mind. Contentment could be a state of having accepted one's situation. Wikipedia
Why do we create contingencies when it comes to being content or happy? Will a certain amount of money make us happy? Yes, it can, temporarily. A certain amount of money in the bank can make you feel safe. It can make you feel taken care of. What about success at a job/position? Would this change who you are? If a group or an individual accept me then my life would be better? Would it? Does this mean that we don’t have value unless someone else reassures us? What about fancy/expensive items? Does owning a home make you feel successful? When I retire then I can be free and happy? What about feeling content – right now. “Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want but the realization of how much you already have.” Anonymous.  Look within yourself for a change that wouldn’t cost you anything. What can you do today to feel better about yourself? Take a walk. Look at family and friends' photos and videos. Meditate. Call friends and family. Read a book and if it’s your dream to write one-write the first sentence.
“If one’s life is simple, contentment has to come. Simplicity is extremely important for happiness. Having a few desires, feeling satisfied with what you have, is very vital: satisfaction with just enough food, clothing, and shelter to protect yourself from the elements. And finally, there is an intense delight in abandoning faulty states of mind and in cultivating helpful ones in meditation.” Dalai Lama
"He who is contented is rich." Lao Tzu
The poem for this week is Awakening of Spirit from Follow: Akashic Dreaming through Time.
Twinge of sorrow trembles lives’ stories. A visit to the Earth of your creation. Accept rebirth of assignments, hastening an awakening of the spirit. Understand the lifetimes of hurt, anger, disappointment, sacrifice and love. The creator of my malcontent, has always been me. You never meant to harm with the expedited lifetimes. A need to be by your side. Comprehend the intricate truths as the celestial dove glides upon Akashic records. A grateful farewell as the elysian fields emerge. Thank you, Father.
 
Many Blessings.
 
Music: Little Planet by Bensound
 
Follow me on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/sonia.iris.lozada
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-happiness-4869755
https://www.mindful.org/what-is-mindfulness/
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_if_you_pursued_contentment_rather_than_happiness

Colors of Life - Dr Egypt Iredia

This week we have Dr. Egypt Iredia. She performs a reading of her poem My Child-Like Eyes and the concept and development of the poem. We discuss her journey from a medical doctor, developing a holistic method for her patients, and her love for hidden knowledge and healing.
Dr. Egypt is a multi-passionate, healer, physician, poet, metaphysician, and non-linear creative. She believes that minimalism, slow living, and living a spiritual and intentional life are all-powerful healing forces. She believes in using all of our wonderful gifts to show up authentically in our lives. She has many passions and embraces them all to craft a conscious life. All her work and offerings are grounded in natural law and guided by spirit and intuition. Her mission is to empower people to live healthier, calmer, connected, conscious, and creative lives. She sees life as alchemy, art, and magic. Her journey of self-discovery and healing is never-ending. And she uses her strengths and vulnerabilities to act as a healing guide for others to manifest their highest selves.
 
My Child-like Eyes 
At times I want to dissolve into the voidInto the place where I lay namelessWhere I possess no attachment to the weight of the worldA place where no tongue wags in my honor. Or in my disdain
Where I can be me. Where I can be freeI want to rest free, held by the knowingness of the Mother GaiaFor the love has flowed without conditionShe has seen my darkest clouds, yet carried me through
I’m wary of ever seeking the eyes of othersOf ever proving my worth to be seen or heardI’m fatigued with the many masks I must wear, not including my ownI want a sweet liberation, that which only the nothingness holds
What I speak of is not death, not an uncoupling of this mortal coilWhat I speak of is not a hermitage, not a recoil away from this worldNo, what I speak of is the untethering of my mind from the cares of othersFrom frivolous yearnings, that holds no essence
I seek for a new mind,Unweighted with the many burdens of fixed paradigmsI want to once again see the world anewLike the first day I kissed the earth hello
I ask again for my child-like eyes
by Dr. Egypt Iredia
 
Links: Website: https://manifestingalchemy.com/
all my poems: https://ello.co/manifestingalchemy
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Colors of Life - Nothingness & Numbness

Colors of Life - Nothingness and numbness
We sometimes interchange these terms with how we feel, but they are different. Nothingness is a term in philosophy that is of a higher power (In existentialism, the void is associated with the belief that nothing structures existence. Within this theoretical framework, the nothingness or meaninglessness of human existence is thought to be the primary cause of existential anxiety or anguish. APA Dictionary) I’ve spoken with several people and they have informed me of their feelings of numbness. “There have been moments in my life when I’ve become numb to certain aspects of myself that I found frightening. Or I’ve conformed to certain morals of society and then maybe rebelled or found a way out.” Jessie Buckley. The pandemic has caused much concern about mental health and there are various local agencies that offer help during this time. I have gone through this numbness. In spiritualism, we can view nothingness as positive as a higher existence. (The Indian Vedas say that ‘nothingness’ is the ultimate source of knowledge—the final human frontier beyond which nothing else remains to be known. According to the scriptures, nothingness forms the chassis of ‘somethingness’ in its most subtle form. NatureAsia.com). I find when I go through a period of numbness is when I’ve been overwhelmed by emotions or situations and then the overload makes me feel numb. Coming out of this numbness, I feel a perception/belief has changed. Usually for the better. Situations, titles, and possessions, whichever might be the cause of numbness, are not as important anymore. I then wonder why I have given these things so much of my personal power. Is it what society, cultural beliefs expect from me? I’ve searched the internet for this and couldn’t find any information about what happens after the stage of numbness, except for referrals to therapy. I guess this is such a personal journey that only a therapist or clergy can understand what an individual is going through. I believe in helping ourselves with mind, body, and spirit. That includes therapy.
 
How do you seek help when there’s a feeling of emptiness/numbness? We’re human and we will feel empty for many reasons. A loss of a person, dream or a change in lifestyle. How do we handle this when you don’t care one way or another? When forcing yourself to take a walk is a chore and you don’t want to do anything? These are questions I’ve asked myself. Is it depression, anxiety, worry? Maybe you’ve also asked yourself these questions. Sorry to say, I don’t have an answer. I could just tell you what I’ve done. I meditated and went to therapy. Meditation might not be for everyone. Prayer might help. “If prayer is you talking to God, then intuition is God talking to you.” Wayne Dyer. Whatever is your belief, work with it during this time. When I first meditated, my to-do list was all that I kept seeing or what I could or should have done. Should’ve, could’ve, and would’ve are not action words. In meditation, I’ve learned to see myself in a safe place-the forest, beach, meadow, my home. This has helped me not focus on my what ifs and to do list.
 
Know that you have value and you’re good enough. We are all at various stages in life. If you need help, ask for help. You’re worth it. A quote from Rumi “Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life’s search for love and wisdom.”
I’ve listed links in the notes regarding various articles on this subject.
 
The poem for this week is: Time Passes from Inspire Me: Raw.
Sun caresses
Rosy hues
I flourish
Breeze prunes
 
Exposed and cleansed
Past stripped away
Layers erode
Float down
 
Chimes of time
Naked in the wind
Grasp reflections
Petals float
 
Rain overcomes
Only a fraction stays
A stem with leaves
One last rosehip - drops
 
Peaceful in the dust
Awakening
Sun caresses - New sprout
Rebirth from past
 
Many blessings.
 
Music: Drifting @ 432 Hz by Unicorn Heads
 
https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/stress-coping/cope-with-stress/index.html
https://dictionary.apa.org
https://psychcentral.com/depression/i-feel-nothing-emotional-numbness#causes
https://www.healthline.com/health/feeling-numb#causes
https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/emotional-blunting#takeaway
https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/issues/emptiness
https://lonerwolf.com/emotional-numbness/

Colors of Life - Jasmine Di Angelo

This week on the Poetic Resurrection podcast, we have poet/actor Jasmine DiAngelo. We discuss and she reads her poem “Halves of Halves”. The poem reflects on being multicultural from Denmark and coming to Los Angeles at a young age. Check out this unique discussion on identity and acceptance.
Jasmine was born along the North Sea and learned how to walk under a Scandinavian sun (aka Denmark). She then made a quick, twenty-year pit stop in Los Angeles where she was raised acting on sound stages, in casting offices and sparring boys at her parents’ Taekwondo studio. Once baked until golden brown in the heat of the San Fernando Valley, she headed east and is now proud to call herself a New Yorker.
Jasmine has been writing poetry since age 11 and is the author of a one-woman play called S.T.A.T. (or, Stop Talking About That). Currently, she is compiling her first book of poetry to be released in late 2022. Jasmine also posts stories on her blog at jasdiangelo.com. Instagram: @jasdiangelo
 
“Halves of Halves”
 
Hum hum
Where are you from?
Stay out of the sun, stay out of the sun.
Small feet stretch and leap
From Nordic flatland to Californian heat.
 
Hum hum
Where are you from?
Strange sounds folded my tongue
Into halves of halves, splintered DNA wide
So I don’t look how I feel inside.
 
Hum hum
Where are you from?
Where there’s hygge and chocolate pastry with rum
Black licorice whiplash made syllables unsweet
And my soft consonants were rounded with concrete.
 
Hum hum
Where are you from?
A deep weaving of words came loose and undone
Replaced by hard R’s and confused faces
And all the wrong checkboxes naming all the wrong places.
 
Hum hum
Where are you from?
She gave him a daughter, but he wanted a son
Kicking and punching and dancing and screaming –
Multicolored horrors printed in all my dreaming.
 
Hum hum
Where are you from?
My skin is adjacent but cannot fully become
The flags in my cells, the spice in my blood
Many shades of soil heavy with flood.
 
I go slipping in the mud —
 
And my hands and feet won’t plant because
I am from everywhere and nowhere
Crossing bloodlines and flood lines  
And lies
And lines and lies and lines
Pressed in the corners of my parents’ eyes.
 
The forward pitch
The needle stitch
Wove countries and more countries together which
Bent themselves into the shape of my body  
Tucked cultures into the ridges of my irises–browned
Identity at once lost and found.
 
And in the mixing there was
Erasing
And in the erasing
Came something new
Brilliant in its Namelessness.
 
Hum hum
What are you?
And who are you from?
Someplace suspended between the moon
And the sun
Where freckles stretch footprints across the bridge of my nose
Where a new color quietly grows
Where many faces merge into one
And languages lay languid under my tongue
 
2022 © Jasmine Di Angelo

Colors of Life - Lynne Thompson

This week on Poetic Resurrection we welcome Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson. We discuss her poem Invention, her experiences of being an adoptee. We laugh about rejection letters and go into detail about her journey in becoming the poet laureate.
Lynne Thompson is Poet Laureate for the City of Los Angeles. She is the author of Start With a Small Guitar and Beg No Pardon, winner of the Perugia Book Award and the Great Lakes Colleges Association’s New Writers Award, and Fretwork, winner of 
the Marsh Hawk Poetry Prize. Thompson’s work has been published in Pleiades, Black Warrior Review, Ploughshares, and Best American Poetry 2020, among others. She sits on the Boards of Cave Canem and the Los Angeles Review of Books and chairs 
the Board of Trustees at her alma mater, Scripps College.
Her website is: https://www.lynnethompson.us/
Invention
If he could have, he would havewhispered my name like an old wish—would have admittedI am your father
I am a rage of teethI am absent but no marathon of deletions I amyour dancing foot’s “Why Ya Wanna Make Me Blue”the heat from a hastiness of cooksI am the distraction that is every father
(Maybe one day I’ll find him amonga rascal of boys — neither a mannor a lad — but this day isn’t that day—)
If he can, he should reach out to me — say my name like an old wish:admit he acted like a knot of toadsa shell of electronsa breakdown in his woman’s plans He should sayhe can never tell me why or why or why notJust that he was never a hum of hymns knows hewas never relevant in any of my lunar years wasa smokescreen & all-ways a plague of questions
 
Reprinted by permission – The Night Heron Barks, October 2020

Colors of Life - Teddy A Children’s Story

A couple of years ago, I was thinking of writing children’s books, I came up with this story called Teddy. It was named after a teddy bear that I’ve had for many years.
Today’s mood I wanted it to be uplifting and have something children can listen to. Self-reflection is always a good thing, but today we’re going to have fun with a simple rhyming children’s story. Enjoy the story of Teddy and his friends. Please let me know what you think in the comments. Have a blessed day.
 
Teddy bear sits on a chair
Sees me and stares
What will we do today?
Can we go out and play?
 
Yes, we can, little one
Let’s go out and have some fun
The day is sunny
Teddy says, “I want some honey.”
 
Walking down a forest path,
Suddenly we hear a splash
“Help me please!” yells the bee
I can’t swim in the sea
 
Teddy grabs a stick
Bee asks, “Is this a trick?”
“No, grab on, I’m here to help.”
The stick is what the bee held
 
Out the bee came soaked
The bee dried himself and spoke
“Thank you for saving me
Can I offer you some tea?”
 
“I don’t have any money
Do you want some honey?”
Yes, I do
For my tea brew
 
Tea party and all are happy
Time to go home for nappy
The day was fun
Being out in the sun
 
Thank you, sunshine
For my lunchtime
This beautiful day
In the month of May
 
 
Happy Ukulele Children Party by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6302-happy-ukulele-children-party
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license