Tag: mythology

venus and her mirror

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View this post on Instagram A poem I’ve been working on for Ascend—a book that will focus on repenting/relenting/healing 💕🌸 • • • #poem #poet #poetry #blogger #venus #venusandhermirror #poetrycommunity A post shared by Mecca-Amirah Jackson (@amateur__poet) on Apr 10, 2020 at 9:38pm PDT

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We Were (Redemption)

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Can we escape our fate? Or is destiny spun by a thread of three? Mecca-Amirah questions whether we can reshape our fate with her latest poetry collection Weightless. Centering her focus on the four elements: Fire, Earth, Air, and Water, Jackson leaves her readers breathless with her exhilarating new project. Check out Weightless here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1672090857/ref=x_gr_w_bb_sin?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_bb_sin-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1672090857&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2 […]

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The Beginning

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I DO NOT HAVE AN EDITOR–There will be errors The Ancient Gods were once destroyers, going from planet to planet wrecking havoc. But their children were not born in the vaccum of space; they were born before the dazzling beauty of stars and constellations. They were daydreamers who did not want to destroy…but to create. […]

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Prologue: Part 1

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I DO NOT HAVE AN EDITOR–There will be errors The Beginning  Prologue: A Message   {The sky, above Maccabee} Hues of yellows, pinks, and orange fanned across the morning sky.   Heralding the new day, the clouds parted to reveal a lone raven, soaring across the horizon.   A small, insignificant black blip, the winged messenger banked […]

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A Kingdom Eclipsed by Moonlight

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Hi there! I have been working on this project for about… six years (woo!). It has undergone numerous editing, changes of POVs, moments of doubt, me abandoning it for other projects…. just about everything. But as I begin to finally conclude it, I am glad to say I love where it has headed. *Any feedback […]

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Gods of Jade and Shadow Review

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Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia No SPOILERS Read More Reviews!!!   Goodreads Synopsis:  The Mayan God of Death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this dark fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore, for readers of The Song of Achilles and Uprooted. The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun […]

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Gouged Passion

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  It tempted me with its scent, Leading me by the nose, I grumbled But I went along to the tune that crazed my mind. A red, plump fruit Begging to be split open And its essence gouged, I took a sharp knife and spun The being in my hands- Strategizing the best way To […]

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