Tru Essence Poetry -- Resident Poets -- Blaksmith

Blaksmith

Who's your favorite poet?
Langston Hughes
Phillis Wheatley
Black Ice

What do you like about Tru Essence Poetry Night?
Tru Essence Poetry is centered around the artists. It's a great platform for virgins, veterans, and anybody in between.

What drew you to poetry?
When I was a kid, I would write poetry far beyond my years. People told me to keep writing. At 19, I'm taking it a lot more serious and people continue to encourage me.

How long have you been writing?
I like to tell people, "I been doing this since '86. She could feel it in my baby kicks. Banging on the walls of her uterus, trying to catch a beat to split to. Instead broke through the lady's hips."

What inspires you?
Inspiration is everywhere. It's just the matter of unlocking it's doorways. My little brother, Blake Smith who died 4 days after he was born, gives me the strength to do what I do. his name spawned Blaksmith so he is with me whenever I write or perform.

What kind of poems do you write?
I don't really classify my poetry. At this point I feel like I still have a long way to go to find my true niche in the art.

What do you want people to know about you?
I just want people to know that everything I write comes from the heart.

What do you want people to know about your poetry?
Most of my poems involve storytelling so pay close attention to detail.

Have you written any books? Any recordings?
Very soon.

Poems by Blaksmith

Summer Lover

Antoine Wright

Shit I'm Human/
Damn I'm Jazz