This song is to who do do what you put your mind to! Love y’all! 

In this play, the players are playing .

After successfully defending my doctoral dissertation, I was AXcited… to say the least. As such, the following spilled out of me! I am Dr. Poet #Drdroet

"When An Addict Apologies" is an excerpt is from the art house film The kNew-Born. What inspired this particular piece? Poet wrote this poem outside of the place where his father died from a heroin overdose. Genre: Art House Film (Poetry, Music, Drama) Run Time: 51 minutes A New Digital Pathways Production Format: Streaming Music by Philip Daniel Summary: Known as “The Dean'' of the state penitentiary—Terry, a prodigious felon and a prodigal father, is offered another chance to earn parole. Over the years, his violent crimes against prison staff and fellow inmates, his continuous abuse and distribution of drugs and contraband, and his blatant disregard for prison rules have prevented any possibility of release. Now, as he seeks freedom, Terry hopes; he strives; he reaches out from within to become a better man than he has ever been. With coercive coaching from a crazy counselor named Dr. Dennis, might Terry win this fight against himself? Contact Poet@poettlsanders.com to host a watch party of the full film plus a Q&A following the screening. For more info, go to www.Poettlsanders.com

To celebrate National Poetry Month, the Kauffman Center invited creatives to participate in Artful Poetry, the Center's first poetry competition. I wrote a piece originally called "Why Are You On My Trail." Later, I revised the title to "I Am Human." To the neighbor of Anthony Avalos, Atatiana Jefferson, Avielle Richman Botham Jean, To the neighbor of Donte Robinson, Eric Garner, Jacai Colson, Javier Amir Rodriguez, Jemel Roberson, To the neighbor of John Rivera, Justine Damond, Kevin Moore, Lolade Siyonbola, Philando Castile, Rashon Nelson, To the neighbor of Ryan White, Sandra Bland, Sisters of the Fairway, Sincere Gaston Tamir rice, Timothy Blancher Terence Crutcher TO THE NEIGHBOR OF Trayvon Martin, To my Dear Neighbor, Do you notice That when we are On our neighborhood trail Our neighborhood badges Badger me with questions? Agitating the adage: “You don’t belong here.” Agitated, I dodge the volunteer brigadier Who would not hear my, “I belong” Song sang like the Broadway “Rent” I paid To walk along the walkway under six feet away From my freshly paved, blacktop driveway Dear Neighbor, Do you notice how The badgeless beard Benjamin 'Benny' Coffin number III Barricades, me, your neighbor–an affront In front of my own garage? Neighbor, Tell them you noticed The berating barrage of expletives Tell them how I exited This bloody mess Triggered a loud love for the hate His soul was holding exploded my skull Knees buckled; He's belting Bare knuckled bullets through my brain Though my body barely breathes Neighbor, Tell them you see the fire- Arm of his luger Heimlich maneuver My chest pressed and soaked, throat choked, By Beretta smoke laced with bitter Skittles’ taste The rainbow of unalienable rights like Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness denied Sentenced to death for attempted comply Dear Neighbor, At least, please capture this chapter Let your camera phone answer the questions to leave a message That these unchaperoned chaperones have haphazard reactions to mishaps And happenstance keeps hap-hap-hap-hap-happening to hapless hopefuls' Family members forever remembering crime scene photos 3 March - 7:30 PM Neighbor, show them how I told the truth And still, I lie Drowning in my pool of blood Adjacent to my pool behind My house will be paid off from the life Insurance check my wife collects Neighbor, Will you pay your respects? I need you to notice! Tell them you know this man Is your neighbor now Tell then now Not later

This is a tribute to my National Writing Project Teacher Siblings. They are a top reason why I've become who I am today! To read the poem, "The Write Kind of Kin, Folks," go to https://www.poettlsanders.com/words