Resilient roots, a poem by Guyleigh Johnson
Resilient roots, an excellent new poem by Guyleigh Johnson.
I’m an African Nova Scotian
From sea to land and land to sea
There’s no way you can see Nova Scotia
And not see me
Guyleigh Johnson
Policing Black youth, a poem and essay by Guyleigh Johnson
“I wrote this piece for the brown and black children who have to walk everyday in this world under a microscope that wasn’t created to get a better view, to understand, or to be seen, but to be defeated.”
A poem and an essay by Guyleigh Johnson.
PSA: Guyleigh Johnson Official Book Launch, January 5
PSA: Join local author Guyleigh Johnson in celebrating her second collection, titled Afraid of the Dark, on Jan. .
Guyleigh Johnson: Black people don’t get depressed
Poet and author Guyleigh Johnson on anxiety, depression, and being Black. ” I thought I was so strong, I could never break, until I reached my breaking point, and then I broke.”
Guyleigh Johnson: So then where do you go when you’re broke and broken?
Proud and happy to publish this poem and essay on being Black and unemployed, by the very talented Guyleigh Johnson.
Weekend Video: I grew up in Dartmouth, Guyleigh Johnson
This weekend’s video is a spoken word poem by the young and very talented Guyleigh Johnson, about community and growing up in North Dartmouth. Not to be missed.