THE OUTLAW POET

OUTLAW - A lawless rebel who refuses to be governed by established rules.



JAZZ INTRO

Early sixties sounds
Like what you suppose to say
When you got adversity
Mercy mercy mercy
Cannonball Adderley
And his quintet
Got me started on jazz
Then
Miles Davis
And his quintet
With John Coltrane
Blew the hell outta
All blues
Reeling my emotions in deeper
Where Charles Lloyd
And his quintet
Playing forest flower
Sunrise sunset
Finished the job
The hooks
Still inside me today

THE OUTLAW POET

OUTLAW - A lawless rebel who refuses to be governed by established rules.

SNUG LOVE

Your kept me warm

In the evening round sundown

Is this love for sale?

POET PROFILE

CLAUDE MCKAY (1890-1948) was a Jamaican poet and writer. He was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance. He published four volumes of poetry: Songs of Jamaica (1912), Constab Ballads (1912), Spring in New Hampshire and Other Poems (1920), and Harlem Shadows (1922).

POET PROFILE

GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON (1866-1966)- was a poet,lyricist, and short story writer. A member of the Harlem Renaissance, she was one of the earliest Black female playwrights. She published four volumes of poetry: The Heart of a Woman and Other Poems (1918), Bronze: A Book of Poems (1922), An Autumn Love Cycle (1928), and Share My World (1962)

THE OUTLAW POET

***OUTLAW - A lawless rebel who refuses to be governed by established rules.


ATTITUDE


Jazz tunes playing soft
Setting up the mood for love
Life's real ecstasy
Expressing a state of mind
Predisposed to acting out

THE OUTLAW POET

***OUTLAW- A lawless rebel who refuses to be governed by established rules.




RARE EARTH



What if the sun dies and
The planets are chaotic
In their orbital flights
Would that be life's demise
The end of all beginnings?
And what of the earth?

THE OUTLAW POET

***OUTLAW - A lawless rebel who refuses to be governed by established rules.



DREAM SO REAL



Been dreaming since a teen
Been viewing this scene
Where you my Royal Queen
We had a family with
A castle full of  love
And more love
This dream I feel
This dream so real