Poetry
In her poem America's Uncrowned Queens, Drusilla Dunjee Houston honors all women who march through life "untrumpeted and unseen." Her words inspired the name of the Uncrowned Queens project and set a precedent for us to work diligently to honor Western New York's unsung heroines.
Like Drusilla, several of our Uncrowned Queens have written poetry or inspired others to do so. Below is a small sampling of the works of these remarkable women (shout out to Mr. Cameron A. Bailey, Sr.) If you have a poem celebrating African American women and would like it considered for posting on the Uncrowned Queens website, please contact us at queenskings01@yahoo.com.
Malika Halima Amada (vonetta t. rhodes)
- Advice © 2002
- Ashe to the Mother © 2002
- Dark Eve © 2004
- OK/A'ight /Move On-2 © 2003
- The Process of Breaking a Sistah © 2004
Sharon R. Amos
Cameron A. Bailey, Sr.
Virginia Batchelor, Ph.D.
Peggy Brooks-Bertram
Georgia Burnette
- The Crown of Friendship © 2008
- I've Lost a Child © 2005
- The Love of My Life, My Little Red Car © 2008
- Ode to Moving © 2007
- Steve's Girls © 2008
Allie H. Freeman
Drusilla Dunjee Houston
Lena Mason
Linda (Lynn) Means
Joan Papalia-Eisert
- After the Game © 1988
- A Backyard Day © 1996
- Flat Days © 1996
- Floaters © 1995
- Washday © 1995
- What We Can Have © 2003
- The Brown Eyed Girls © 2004
Barbara A. Seals Nevergold, Ph.D.
Shirley Sarmiento
Crista C. Williams