Mother Earth Gives Birth to Aminata (A Tribute to Abbey Lincoln); Jena, Louisiana Goddamn

Aza Amina Zhenga

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Aza Amina Zhenga
PowerConnects
United States

A.k.a donnamariasmith is the poet/author/entrepreneur/daughter/sister/friend who hails from the low-country of South Carolina. Currently living in Washington, DC, Aza Donna is a Gullah/Geechie girl with a lost accent, who is claiming her power as a fifth generation African born in America. She weaves words the way her grandparents weaved Sweetgrass baskets, and combines her career and life experiences to captivate, enlighten, and inspire with her poignant style. She is a graduate of Clemson University’s School of Engineering, the author of Self Acceptance, and has written two additional collections of poetry to be published in the near future. She is the CEO of LivingPoetryInk!, a company by artists for artists; and owner of PowerConnects, a telecom brokerage and marketing company.

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Mother Earth Gives Birth to Aminata (A Tribute to Abbey Lincoln); Jena, Louisiana Goddamn

Aza Amina Zhenga

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Shhh, Listen. . . . Whisper, Listen . . .
Shhh, Listen. . . . The Beat, The Beat, The Beat
The Heartbeat . . .
Mother Earth
Pulsating Ultrasonic Rhythms Of Heartbeat
Like Ocean Waves Upon A Sand Shore —

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Mother Earth Gives Birth to Aminata (A Tribute to Abbey Lincoln); Jena, Louisiana Goddamn

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