Truth Thomas
@onetruththomas.bsky.social
Singer-Songwriter, Poet, Photographer, Editor, Publisher, Author--NAACP Image Award-Winner, and the Inaugural Poet Laureate of Howard County, Maryland. #poetry #blackpublishers #blacksky | https://www.truththomas.me/ | https://cherrycastlepublishing.com/
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Just heard the news about Thomas's passing. Very sad. Praying for all who loved him--all. Very thankful for the world of folks blessed by his art. And I am one. There would no Speak Water without a picture he took on the cover.
Rest well, Brother
Rest well,
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Just heard the news about Thomas's passing. Very sad. Praying for all who loved him--all. Very thankful for the world of folks blessed by his art. And I am one. There would no Speak Water without a picture he took on the cover.
Rest well, Brother
Rest well,
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August 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/b...
Just heard the news about Thomas's passing. Very sad. Praying for all who loved him--all. Very thankful for the world of folks blessed by his art. And I am one. There would no Speak Water without a picture he took on the cover.
Rest well, Brother
Rest well,
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Just heard the news about Thomas's passing. Very sad. Praying for all who loved him--all. Very thankful for the world of folks blessed by his art. And I am one. There would no Speak Water without a picture he took on the cover.
Rest well, Brother
Rest well,
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A poem of resistance”
“DEI Speaks at Training Camp
Before the Donald Trump Heavyweight Fight”
by Truth Thomas
youtu.be/YBIgLo2-sF0
from HoCoPoLitSo's The Writing Life | Hosted by Alan King
Produced and Edited by Susan Thornton Hobby
#HoCoPoLitSo
“DEI Speaks at Training Camp
Before the Donald Trump Heavyweight Fight”
by Truth Thomas
youtu.be/YBIgLo2-sF0
from HoCoPoLitSo's The Writing Life | Hosted by Alan King
Produced and Edited by Susan Thornton Hobby
#HoCoPoLitSo
July 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A poem of resistance”
“DEI Speaks at Training Camp
Before the Donald Trump Heavyweight Fight”
by Truth Thomas
youtu.be/YBIgLo2-sF0
from HoCoPoLitSo's The Writing Life | Hosted by Alan King
Produced and Edited by Susan Thornton Hobby
#HoCoPoLitSo
“DEI Speaks at Training Camp
Before the Donald Trump Heavyweight Fight”
by Truth Thomas
youtu.be/YBIgLo2-sF0
from HoCoPoLitSo's The Writing Life | Hosted by Alan King
Produced and Edited by Susan Thornton Hobby
#HoCoPoLitSo
BmoreArt
bmoreart.com/2025/07/howa...
Very blessed and very thankful to be in the literary—and geographic—company of BmoreArt, this publication, and my beloved Howard County home.
#truththomas
#poetry
#howardcountymd
#hocopolitso
bmoreart.com/2025/07/howa...
Very blessed and very thankful to be in the literary—and geographic—company of BmoreArt, this publication, and my beloved Howard County home.
#truththomas
#poetry
#howardcountymd
#hocopolitso
July 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
BmoreArt
bmoreart.com/2025/07/howa...
Very blessed and very thankful to be in the literary—and geographic—company of BmoreArt, this publication, and my beloved Howard County home.
#truththomas
#poetry
#howardcountymd
#hocopolitso
bmoreart.com/2025/07/howa...
Very blessed and very thankful to be in the literary—and geographic—company of BmoreArt, this publication, and my beloved Howard County home.
#truththomas
#poetry
#howardcountymd
#hocopolitso
"The Signpost Up Ahead"
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July 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"The Signpost Up Ahead"
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"American Self-Portrait"
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July 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"American Self-Portrait"
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"St. Andrew on the Rocks"
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June 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
"St. Andrew on the Rocks"
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"Great Pyramids of McMillan"
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June 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Great Pyramids of McMillan"
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"Duet in Summer"
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June 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
"Duet in Summer"
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"You Were Anacostia on My Mind"
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June 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
"You Were Anacostia on My Mind"
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"The Final Ward 7 Call"
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June 17, 2025 at 5:15 AM
"The Final Ward 7 Call"
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"There's a Bright Boardwalk Side Somewhere"
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June 17, 2025 at 4:40 AM
"There's a Bright Boardwalk Side Somewhere"
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"When We Were 'No Kings'"
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June 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
"When We Were 'No Kings'"
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On the H:
Just learned I will receive one of these bad boys in the fall. Very much thanking God. Very much thanking Tim Singleton, Mira Lamson Klein, & HoCo Arts.
Onward,
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Just learned I will receive one of these bad boys in the fall. Very much thanking God. Very much thanking Tim Singleton, Mira Lamson Klein, & HoCo Arts.
Onward,
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June 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
On the H:
Just learned I will receive one of these bad boys in the fall. Very much thanking God. Very much thanking Tim Singleton, Mira Lamson Klein, & HoCo Arts.
Onward,
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Just learned I will receive one of these bad boys in the fall. Very much thanking God. Very much thanking Tim Singleton, Mira Lamson Klein, & HoCo Arts.
Onward,
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"Lifting Holy Water Hands"
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June 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"Lifting Holy Water Hands"
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"Military Seduction"
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June 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
"Military Seduction"
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"Jump Out Still Life"
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June 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
"Jump Out Still Life"
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"This Much Very" praise: www.hiramlarewpoetry.com/this-much-very
January 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"This Much Very" praise: www.hiramlarewpoetry.com/this-much-very
“An Ego Tripping Remix
(for the second daughter
of Yolande Watson)”
Born in the congo
fertile crescent built
a star
a glow
a nectar—nefertiti's
kin,
All praises
All praises
can (and should)
fly
like a bird in the sky . . .
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(for the second daughter
of Yolande Watson)”
Born in the congo
fertile crescent built
a star
a glow
a nectar—nefertiti's
kin,
All praises
All praises
can (and should)
fly
like a bird in the sky . . .
---
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December 22, 2024 at 11:04 AM
“An Ego Tripping Remix
(for the second daughter
of Yolande Watson)”
Born in the congo
fertile crescent built
a star
a glow
a nectar—nefertiti's
kin,
All praises
All praises
can (and should)
fly
like a bird in the sky . . .
---
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(for the second daughter
of Yolande Watson)”
Born in the congo
fertile crescent built
a star
a glow
a nectar—nefertiti's
kin,
All praises
All praises
can (and should)
fly
like a bird in the sky . . .
---
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Honored, forever and always,
to be in the number--
Subnivean Issue 11
www.subnivean.org
"Nasser Hospital | 2023" and other poems.
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to be in the number--
Subnivean Issue 11
www.subnivean.org
"Nasser Hospital | 2023" and other poems.
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December 22, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Honored, forever and always,
to be in the number--
Subnivean Issue 11
www.subnivean.org
"Nasser Hospital | 2023" and other poems.
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to be in the number--
Subnivean Issue 11
www.subnivean.org
"Nasser Hospital | 2023" and other poems.
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"When Soweto Stands"
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December 22, 2024 at 9:26 AM
"When Soweto Stands"
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