Bailys Beads

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Featured Poems

By Kellen Gaither

Businessman

Imagine this:
a man,
a businessman,
in the business of finance,
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Cantu Bantu

Our bond is tight like Bantu
our hair adorned with Cantu
our path straight like cornrows
singing the songs they don’t know.
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Not Allowed to Hurt

According to most people,
I am not allowed to hurt.
Black people are supposed to feel
the least amount of pain
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Welcome to the 2021 Edition of Baily's Beads

Baily’s Beads are the highest points of light that appear around the edge of the moon at the solar eclipse.

The beads are created by sunlight passing through the moon’s valleys. The last bead is the brightest, resembling a diamond on a brilliant ring. This phenomenon lasts but a few spectacular moments.

We invite you to explore the 2021 online edition of Baily's Beads and our Spring Special Music Feature.