Angels Get No Maps

This poem has many inspirations behind it, from places to people and art. Titled after my favourite poem by poet/actress/author Suheir Hammad. As a young man, I was glued to our old desktop computer (the one the entire family shared), watching her on Def Jam Poetry. Seeing her step onto the stage with her thick hair and high cheek bones while fashionably wearing her emotions on her sleeves; the power that poetry has of connecting deep emotions to a wide and diverse audience became clear...