April 21, 2010
Adrienne Kennedy Appreciation Day

The Mother of Africa
who is the Virgin Mary who is the Whore of Jefferson
went for coffee
with the Prince of Wales who is the White Devil
who is the Mockingbird
and they had a long talk about
the Quiet American
who is the Son of Nations who is Barack Obama
and his new haircut.

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by Cail Judy

December 2009

From Down To The River, a poetry chapbook inspired by African-African authors

This poem is based on the play Funnyhouse of a Negro by Adrienne Kennedy

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