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Category Archives: Holidays
Encouraging Young Writers in Philadelphia Today
My father loved to read and wrote a multitude of songs and essays yet published only one song in his lifetime. Today in his memory I am excited to be hosting a fundraiser for Philly Youth March and Voice4Justice. The … Continue reading
Posted in African American Children, African American Parenting, Artists, Black Families, Children, Gifted and Talented, Gifted Children, Health and wellness, Holidays, Hope, Keeping the Love Alive, Local Artists, love, Original Poetry, Parenting, Peace, Poem, Poetry, Recreating yourself, Relationships, Support Local Artists, Writers
Tagged ancestors, Childhood, Children, following your passion, live poetry, Love, original poetry, Parenting, Peace, Philadelphia poets, Philly poet, Philly poetry, poems, poetry, raw emotions, spoken word, Toni Love, Toni's Room, writing
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The Restoration: Toni Love’s London radio Interview with Wayne Boucaud
I am so excited to announce that my debut poetry EP titled “The Restoration” has gone international! Last week, I was interviewed on the Wayne Boucaud London radio show Black in 3D, and a few of the tracks as well as the fun and engaging interview can be heard by listening to the broadcast below. Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Gifted and Talented, Holidays, Keeping the Love Alive, Life After 40, Local Artists, love, Original Poetry, Passion, Poem, Poetry, Recreating yourself, Relationships, Single Parenting, Support Local Artists, Uncategorized, Writers
Tagged Black in 3D, CD Release, Indie artist, Life After 40, London, London Radio, Love, love poems, Mixcloud, Mompreneur, Philly poet, poems, poetry, relationships, Single Parenting, the restoration, Toni Love, Wayne Boucaud, writing
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Save the Date for the Toni Love CD Release Party! August 22nd!
At this point in my life, I have awakened the passionate writer/poet that laid dormant for decades and she does not want to stop. But I am first a Mother and an entrepreneur so I take it a day at a time, I take suggestions from those whom I admire and respect and love, and if the door opens, I walk through it. And here I am, planning my CD Release party. Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Hope, Keeping the Love Alive, Life After 40, love, Parenting, Passion, Poetry, Recreating yourself, Single Parenting
Tagged August events, CD Release, CD Release Party, Community Arts Center, Entrepreneur, live poetry, Love, love poems, love poetry, Meet me on the moon, Philly poetry, poetry, Poetry CD Release Party, Reinventing Yourself, Restoration, Toni Love
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New Shoes: My Mother’s Day Gift from Above
Even though I was a mother myself, all of the Mother’s Day commercials with scenes of children hugging and delivering gifts and flowers to their mothers trickled into my joy like Chinese water torture. Continue reading
Posted in African American Children, Black Families, Children, Grief, Health and wellness, Holidays, Hope, Life After 40, Loss, Mother's Day, Parenting, Passion, Peace, Recreating yourself, Relationships, Single Parenting
Tagged a mother's love, ancestors, Children, children without mother's, Crossing over, Depression in Children, Grandmothers, Grief, grief and mothers day, grieveing mothers, loss, loss and mother's day, Love, Mother's Day, Motherless child, mothers, Mothers day without a mother, mothers who have transitioned, Parenting, Single Parents, surviving mother's day
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Life (for Elizabeth) Original Poem 11/23/14
Your breath became my own
and you exhaled life’s elixir into my lungs
as I was yet being formed Continue reading
Posted in Grief, Health and wellness, Hope, Loss, love, Mother's Day, Parenting, Peace, Poetry
Tagged ancestors, Children, life transitions, loss, loss of mother, Love, mother, original poetry, poetry
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Memories of a War Veteran..I have not forgotten
My Uncle was a Vietnam War Veteran. He was fortunate to be one of the ones to come home alive, but the person who left never really came home. He was sad, he was depressed, he struggled with the choices he was forced to make at war and never really felt comfortable in his skin when he came home. He was a walking casualty of war. Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Black Families, Grief, Health and wellness, Holidays, Hope, Loss, love, Peace
Tagged African American War Veterans, Childhood, loss, Memorial Day, Memories, Peace, PTSD, raw emotions, Remembering Vietnam Veterans, Untreated Depression in Veterans, Vietnam Veterans, Vietnam War
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