Category: Poetry

  • Like Hela Cells

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    For Henrietta Lacks if i die mid experimentation working with tuberculosis will I be used like Henrietta Lacks if it’s not written on a document does the brain lose its privacy as if rotted thoughts cannot still be trapped by skull before my body fuses with mother earth will my cells be enslaved by latex…

  • A comfort poem after you finish an experiment

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    today is friday at 5pm, and i want you to remind your body that it did a good day’s work  today remind your body that it is enough  let every muscle fiber twitch down your knuckles shock your nerve endings  marionette palms to your shoulder and hold yourself  feel comfort  embrace that you have made…

  • New York Rhymes

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    This Time Konstantina Theofanopoulou This is a time to amplify Black voices and Black poets. Tagged on my poem on Instagram and on my stories daily (@newyork_rhymes) are Black writers who have inspired me. Read their poetry, support them, and thank them. Poetry: Dr. Konstantina Theofanopoulou (Instagram: @newyork_rhymes) One line art: Mikaella Theofanopoulou (Instagram: @m_theta_art)

  • New York Rhymes

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    Poetry: Dr. Konstantina Theofanopoulou (Instagram: @newyork_rhymes) Art: Mikaella Theofanopoulou (Instagram: @m_theta_art)

  • New York Rhymes

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    Dr. Konstantina Theofanopoulou I wrote this poem in February 2019. I couldn’t have imagined how the word “quarantine” would sound today. Poetry: Dr. Konstantina Theofanopoulou (Instagram: @newyork_rhymes) One line art: Mikaella Theofanopoulou (Instagram: @m_theta_art)

  • QUOTABLE QUOTE

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        Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose. (Bill Gates)  

  • Roses are Red, Violets are Blue

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    By Aileen Marshall Valentine’s Day, also known as Saint Valentine’s Day, is celebrated on February 14. It is the day that couples customarily show their love for one another. People give their loved ones cards, flowers (usually roses), candy (usually chocolate), or a romantic dinner. If you are well off, you may get or receive…