The Wisdom of Black Comedy

For Black History Month, here is an article explaining the brilliance behind quotes and jokes from artists willing to give the system the business on the mic. By Taylor Drake 8 Black Comedian Quotes That Will Inform You About Racism. Black American comedians have been known to have a finger on the pulse of the...

Lab Rats

By Taylor Drake https://www.instagram.com/p/CaVLpZMD2OF/ This reel and others can be found on the @pulpczar Instagram. Thanks for reading.

Rumors.

By Taylor Drake. Original photo from @fractured.lens on Instagram. This poem and others are available on the @pulpczar Instagram page. Thanks for reading.

Pink Soldier

By Taylor Drake. Starting Monday with a quick little rhyme involving Korean Drama. Stay tuned for more. Thanks for reading. Note to self, watch Squid Game. 🥴

The Anxiety of Trash People

By Taylor Drake I will never understand how some people are afraid to announce who they are on the microphone. This haiku is dedicated to the people who have to present people with a narrative about them instead of just being themselves. This haiku and other poems like this are available on the pulpczar Instagram...

The Cut Off.

By Taylor Drake A short poem about how great checking out is when it comes to toxic people. Like tearing a contract in half. This poem and other pieces are on the @pulpczar Instagram. I'll see yall at a poetry slam somewhere.

A Guide to Virtual Slam Poetry

How my experience may help you navigate this world of spoken word poetry. By Taylor Drake Photo via @pulpczar on IG For the people who are looking for the confidence to take action after they Google "poetry slam near me" or "poetry club near me," a virtual open mic night might be the place to...

Heaven.

By Taylor Drake | Image provided by @SpaceLiminalBot on Twitter. The stage lights to heaven don't bat an eye to what's below. We're just basking in the afterglow and smoke. This poem and others are available on the @pulpczar Instagram. Now if you don't mind I have to get ready for a virtual open mic....

Haiti

By Taylor Drake Image pulled from afrodyssee on Instagram. Art: Haiti By Alex Webb I'm just glad I got to see the ending. I was presented with the carnations in my Sunday best, they contrast to the walls in my prayer room, here in Port-au-Prince. I stand alone, citadelle stone cold, in a transition, leaving...

Circumnavigate

By Taylor Drake Image from @saatchi_gallery on Instagram The clouds take the shape of wave file patterns; an overnight flight to the grand white pebble beaches is a lo-fi athrill in the wee hours. The study session kid has a prime spot overlooking a ridge of tender periwinkle trees in the crisp fall dusk. Crickets...