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Words are the most powerful vehicle we have to share truth with the world. Honeysuckle believes our words will live on long after our physical body is no more.
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Honeysuckle Poetry understands the power of shaping the next generation through enabling their agency through the telling of their own stories.
“If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.”
Zora Neale Hurston
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Honeysuckle Poetry preserves history through the power of the spoken word. Our process involves honoring those who came before by allowing their presence to be felt through storytelling.
Honeysuckle: Poems and Stories from a Black Southerner is a poetic tribute to a legacy of family, survival and perseverance in the Deep South, one woman's attempt to honor her ancestor's story of audacious resilience.
These works labor to shine a light on the reality of Black history in America in hopes of inspiring action and a transformation in all who read them.
Read Tifara’s latest published poem, “Tea Ain’t Tea Unless It’s Sweet”
