On the “City Lights” series “Speaking of Poetry,” Atlanta’s most prolific wordsmiths discuss the art of evoking emotions with words. This edition of “Speaking of Poetry” features Queen Sheba, a 22-year veteran, award-winning spoken word poet, author, and professor at Clark Atlanta University.
“I would describe my poetry as social politics. It is definitely thought-provoking, provocative,'” Queen Sheba says.
“Provocative in a way that is politically-challenging. I definitely have my voice, my own view, and my charge in my poetry is to make people consider things that they are doing in their lives and hopefully make changes for the better.”
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