Monday, January 20, 2003

My Father Is A Retired Magician Comments

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my father is a retired magician
which accounts for my irregular behavior
everythin comes outta magic hats
or bottles wit no bottoms & parakeets
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Ntozake Shange
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Bharati Nayak 24 September 2022

A vexed issue has been dealt in a magical way!

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Bri Edwards 24 September 2022

I cam\e here and read at Kim Barney's suggestion; he loved it and laughed at it. It was somewhat amusing, certainly somewhat captivating, but far from a favortie for me. bri : )

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Bri Edwards 24 September 2022

I came here and read poem at Kim Barney

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Kim Barney 01 July 2021

I laugh every time I read this!

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Kim Barney 03 March 2021

Revisiting the poems on my favorite poems list. I still love this!

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Dr Antony Theodore 05 June 2020

all things are possible but aint no colored magician in her right mind gonna make you white i mean this is blk magic you lookin at..... all things are possible if only you will. tony

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Hebert Logerie Sr. 05 June 2019

I read your poem, but your dad was a physician. All medicals doctors are magicians; they either heal you or kill you by inadvertence or ignorance. Because doctors are not God.

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Ansha Truter 25 January 2015

This is such a good poem!

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Kim Barney 02 November 2014

I loved this! I'm adding it to my favorite poem list.

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Aftab Alam Khursheed 02 November 2014

truth is torched to the reader..read and know thank you

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Paul Smith 02 November 2013

This is beautiful stuff straight from the heart.

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Anita Sehgal 02 November 2012

I loved your... wonderful way of putting across the most poignant issues!

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Ntozake Stringfield 12 February 2006

A wonderful poem. Its funny my middle name is Shange.

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Ntozake Shange

Ntozake Shange

Trenton, New Jersey
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