Word.Life

Episode 8: My Microphone Evolution

In this final episode of Season 1 of the Word.Life [http://Word.Life] podcast, Donney unpacks his personal journey as a performance poet, the evolution of the politics in his writing, and how writing about race and culture proved to be the true mission statement of his artistry.

Episode 7: “America is Mine and Yours Too”

In this week’s episode of Word.Life [http://Word.Life], Donney is in conversation with poet Sasha Banks about her debut collection “america, MINE”, writing honestly about what America has been to Black people, and the injustices that impacted the collection’s writing

Episode 6: “Fight For You” is Award-Winning Revolution

Singer/songwriter H.E.R. is one of the most accomplished artists of her generation. “Fight For You” is a revolutionary masterpiece that added to her growing legacy.

Episode 5: The Life and (Hard) Times of Etheridge Knight

Donney talks about how the work of the late poet, Etheridge Knight inspired Black boys in Baton Rouge public schools to embrace poetry in a manner they never did before.

Episode 4: I Find it Hard to Say (Rebel)

In this week's episode of Word.Life [http://Word.Life], Donney pays homage to Lauryn Hill's Unplugged album, the  revolutionary lyrics of the track "I Find It Hard to Say (Rebel)," her meteoric rise to stardom in the late 90s and the controversy that followed her after her breakout album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill