Author Archives: Black Coffee Poet

About Black Coffee Poet

Black Coffee Poet is a mixed race poet, essayist, and journalist who focuses on Social Justice, Indigenous Rights, STOPPING Violence Against Women, Film, and Literature.

BLACK COFFEE POET READS “SATURDAYS” BY ANA CASTILLO

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

This week I’ve been writing a series called Stepping Out From Behind The Wall: 1 and 2 where I explored male privilege and it’s connection to violence against women, as well as supporting a someone in an abusive relationship. Ana … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged "My Father Was A Toltec" by Ana Castillo, "Saturdays" by Ana Castillo, "Stepping Out From Behind the Wall: Acknowledging Male Privilege and its Connection to Violence Against Women, "Stepping Out From Behind the Wall: Support Someone In An Abusive Relationship", Ana Castillo, Black Coffee Poet, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc6wBIBS9kc, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Male Ally, Male Privilege, stopping violence against women | 1 Comment

STEPPING OUT FROM BEHIND THE WALL 2: SUPPORTING SOMEONE WHO IS IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Tracy Chapman’s song Behind the Wall was the metaphor I used in Stepping Out From Behind The Wall: Acknowledging Male Privilege and It’s Connection to Violence Against Women. Chapman sings of hearing a female neighbour being assaulted by their male … Continue reading →

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STEPPING OUT FROM BEHIND THE WALL: ACKNOWLEDGING MALE PRIVILEGE AND ITS CONNECTION TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

WARNING: 1st paragraph has violent depictions of real life events. Tracy Chapman is mostly known for her classic song Fast Car. It’s her song Behind the Wall that makes me think of incidents at Canadian universities in the last few … Continue reading →

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JACLYN PIUDIK READS HER POETRY

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Author of the chapbook The Tao of Loathliness, Jaclyn Piudik has been published widely. It was a pleasure interviewing her, hanging out with her, and watching her read. Enjoy. Tune into BlackCoffeePoet.com Monday September 5 , 2011 for a review of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged "Crave It" by Red Claw Press, "The Tao of Loathliness" by Jaclyn Piudik, Black Coffee Poet, Columbia Poetry Review, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jaclyn Piudik, The New Quarterly | Leave a comment

INTERVIEW WITH JACLYN PIUDIK

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Jaclyn’s poems have been published in Columbia Poetry Review, Crosscurrents, Barrow Street, The New Quarterly, Garden Variety Anthology,and Crave It, among others. She authored a chapbook, The Tao of Loathliness, published by fooliar press in 2005 and re-issued in 2008. … Continue reading →

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THE TAO OF LOATHLINESS

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

The Tao of Loathliness By Jaclyn Piudik Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Chapbooks don’t get enough attention. Only independent bookstores want to sell them, and sadly, such bookstores are disappearing faster than I can finish this sentence. Poets do their … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged "Back Off Assasin" by Jim Smith, "The Tao of Loathliness" by Jaclyn Piudik, "Why She Ate Her Hair" by Jaclyn Piudik, Black Coffee Poet, fooliar press, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jaclyn Piudik, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Stuart Ross | Leave a comment

SHE’S ON TOP: CELEBRATING EROTIC WRITING: COCO LA CREME READS FROM “SHE’S ON TOP”

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

She’s On Top: Celebrating Erotic Writing has been a great week! Collaborating with CoCo La Creme and her very willing bottom was one of the best ideas I’ve had. CoCo and bottom were energetic, excited, honest, open, and wiling … Continue reading →

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SHE’S ON TOP: CELEBRATING EROTIC WRITING: INTERVIEW WITH RACHEL KRAMER BUSSEL + PHOTO ESSAY OF COCO LA CREME PLAYING TOP TO A VERY WILLING BOTTOM

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

Rachel Kramer Bussel is the editor of the book She’s On Top as well as over 25 other erotic anthologies including Spanked, Bottoms Up and The Mile High Club. Rachel also writes the bi-monthly sex column The Lusty Lady for … Continue reading →

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SHE’S ON TOP: CELEBRATING EROTIC WRITING: BCP AND COCO LA CREME TALK EROTICA + REVIEW OF “SHE’S ON TOP”

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

She’s On Top Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel Reviewed by Coco La Creme When I was asked to review She’s On Top for blackcoffeepoet.com I felt like quite the lucky girl indeed. Read a book full of sexy stories and write … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged "She's On Top" by Rachel Kramer Bussel, Black Coffee Poet, Black Coffee Poet and Coco La Creme talk Erotic Writing, Coco La Creme, Erotic Writing, Erotica, Feminist Erotica, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, She's On Top: Celebrating Erotic Writing | Leave a comment

BLACK COFFEE POET READS “THIS IS WHY I WRITE”

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Black Coffee Poet

I applied to an MFA in Creative Writing program in 2009. Hundreds apply to this program and I made the wait list. It was encouraging but it wasn’t an acceptance. I was honoured to be put on a list … Continue reading →

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