V.O.W. – YaYa

“This girl right here standing in front of us, she’s my favorite poet. And I’m trying not to embarrass myself because last time I did,” said Leslie, one of my all time favorite people in the world. We were standing in line at Busboys and Poets and Rasheed Copeland and YaYa were both standing in front of us waiting for the 11th hour poetry slam. I had no doubt in my mind that they were dope because I trust Leslie’s judgment.

But I had no idea what “dope” really meant…until they both stood in front of the mic. They were amazing. YaYa was a petite woman with a headwrap that reminded me of Aunt Jemima and her style was dope (check out the checkered blazer in the vid – hotness). I remember thinking, “how old is this girl?!” She looked so tiny, but her voice sounded so old. It was amazing.

I later went to the Howard U Poetry Cypher and had no idea that they both were performing. Again, they were amazing. I managed to capture YaYa’s final piece. Again, the image isn’t the greatest but I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did.

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