Erica (@Erica)

Erica

Summary

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B09J1FDWNH Author- Searching for an Oasis -8/10/2021 https://ko-fi.com/ericadonaldsonellison- buy me a coffee.

Skills and Interests

Author voice artist ; Humanity makes us all equal.; Wellness Ambassador-www.The Ancient way.co

Erica @Erica - over 2 years ago

Book review on good reads by Erica B Donaldson-Ellison

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Erica @Erica - over 2 years ago

Still I rise by Dr Maya Angelou

https://medium.com/my-selection/my-selection-still-i-rise-3b5f652657cbMy selection,have published my account of this poem and my reflection of it as a poem -Color- written 31/3/2016 and published in my poetry collection- Searching for an Oasis.https://www.amazon.com/gp/f....continued

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Rowan @Rowan - over 2 years ago

Apple opens its Detroit Developer Academy to 100 students

Apple has opened its Developer Academy in Detroit, first announced early this year as part of its Racial Equity and Justice initiative. The project, done in collaboration with Michigan State University (MSU), has welcomed its first 100 students aged 18 to 60 for a 10-mont...continued

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Erica upvoted the following post over 2 years ago:

Muriel @Muriel - over 2 years ago

Review: In ‘Upload,’ Do Blockchains Dream of Electric Lizards?

When briefly in a “paused state,” the Father realizes that something failed in the upload; it should have suppressed the trauma of his wife’s death but didn’t, dooming him to grieve her for eternity. He wants to be terminated, an irreversible action that can only be carri...continued

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Erica @Erica - over 2 years ago

Searching for an oasis -Published

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B09J1FDWNHHi allI have been busy writing.I have continued to publish in newsletters and on medium.com and have been accepted to some new publications there. I shall share those with you in the near future.For now ,let me celebrate the publication ...continued

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Erica @Erica - about 3 years ago

@POLLY- a helpline for girls and women and those self-identifying as female

There seems to be an uplift in the air .Perhaps everyone is affected by the lighter days,the hint of sun,the promise of spring.I guess that we have all learnt the value of communication during lockdown. I am celebrating the promise of the launch of@ POLLY charity helpline...continued

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Erica @Erica - about 3 years ago

40 years in the caring Sector-nothing has changed

HelloMy article was published in Black Ballad in January 2021http://blkbld.uk/38l0pHz.Strange to consider now that I wrote about my experiences across the decades ......For many of us, 2020 was a year to uncover buried occurences that in our day to day working lives we h...continued

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Erica commented on Wellness Ambassador announcement over 3 years ago

Thankyou eveyone for your support in liking my announcement. It mean's alot.

Erica @Erica - over 3 years ago

Wellness Ambassador announcement

I am so very proud to have been invited to be part of the Ancient way team.www.The Ancient Way.coAnanta Ripa Ajmera welcomed my poem ' Meditation' to her classes at The Well in June 2020 and gave the poem a voice by recording the reading on IGTV.WholeYoga and Ayurveda has...continued

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Erica commented on IMPACT OF SOCIAL ISOLATION ON MENTAL HEALTH - Credihealth Blog over 3 years ago

Well done. I hope that others source this article as an aid or to remind them that they are doing their best during these unprecedented times

Erica @Erica - over 3 years ago

Spoken poetry by Erica

If like me you have been doing an increasing amount of reading lately, you may wish to close your eyes relax and listen to podcasts for a while.I have launched my podcast in spoken poetry which is now available.Give your eyes a well-earned rest.....Current themes are fami...continued

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Erica @Erica - over 3 years ago

Spoken poetry

HiI have been recording poetry lately so today I recorded my first podcast.I thought that I would begin with my introduction poemI have added a poem for black history month.If you would like to take a listen just click on this link to hearthe poems:Character and FreedomT...continued

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Erica @Erica - over 3 years ago

Ribbons

This poem was written in response to a discussion about the care of natural hairstyles.I was fascinated to learn of other peoples experiences.The opportunity arose to share my own approach to the care of black hair as it had developed due to the care and attention given t...continued

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Erica @Erica - over 3 years ago

Equality Decency Honour

This post needs no explanation from me. This lady says it allNew post on Good Black NewsVIDEO: “Michelle Obama’s Closing Argument” on Why It’s So Critical to Vote (A MUST WATCH)by goodblacknews"The one thing this President is really, really good at is using fear and confu...continued

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Erica @Erica - over 3 years ago

Sunset

I wrote this poem when the days began disappearing. I would wake- work- then bed. All too soon the day was ended.This poem reminds me to make the most of my day-to use each waking moment which will never be repeated- to remember that there will never be one identically th...continued

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Erica @Erica - over 3 years ago

Lullaby

What do we hope to plan and pray for our children and our children's children?In general, we are obligated to protect nature so that they do have a future on sustainable earth; but above recycling and physical properties of protecting their environment how would we like o...continued

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Erica @Erica - over 3 years ago

All My Hopes......

How are parents, family and friends? coping with ferrying their little ones to schools?I shall be serialising a description of how that particular important task absorbed me once upon a time.It begins as follows:Part OneI have joined the ranks of a well-known brigadeAs ye...continued

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Erica @Erica - over 3 years ago

A New Day

Skip to contentSearching for an OasisPoetry of lifeHomeBlogAboutContactA New DayPoem number ThirteenI wrote this poem in response to being told to “sit down .”Whenever I read this poem I am reminded of the scene and my pulse races with indignation still.I was attending a ...continued

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Erica @Erica - over 3 years ago

Stolen loves

I wrote this poem in frustration and concern for the family of Jacob Blake who spoke so profoundly and emphatically about the impact on their lives.I wrote this poem for all people who have empathy for the struggles of all our communitiesIf we all express our feelings of...continued

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Erica @Erica - over 3 years ago

Domination over you

Domination over youIn this worldThere lurksAn unsettled stirringA shameful time bomb.in an act thatechoes, a dominance overanother, equal soul. A raised voicefesters, in a stanceof a cowering beingwho shelters froma slapunleashed in ang...continued

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Erica @Erica - over 3 years ago

Why do we write ?

I remember my first poem. It was written when I was in primary school. I was taught and inspired by a visiting practice teacher, not yet qualified. He was tall with dark hair and he wore glasses. I remember a brown jacket (corduroy-fashionable then) and his encouraging sm...continued

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Erica @Erica - over 3 years ago

Let me introduce myself

WelcomeLet me introduce myself:The best way that I know how to express myself is in poetryI wrote the following called "Character" in 2016.It is as true today as it was then(with a few slight alterations.....but more about that later)For nowHere goes....."Character"I am M...continued

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Erica @Erica - over 3 years ago

Why Do We Write-part two

Why do we write? part twoI was summoned to the headmaster.No explanation.No agenda, Just a request delivered by a visiting pupil-in front of the whole class:"This message is for Erica," he tells my teacher at her desk.She, in turn, instructs me:" The headmaster wants to s...continued

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Erica @Erica - over 3 years ago

writing poems

https://lnkd.in/d9F7a87This poem was performed by arkofrhymes and is available to watch on youtube.listening to a poem -the timbre of the voice, the rhythm of the words, is truly the best way to experience it and is a wonderful introduction to poetry if for most people th...continued

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Erica @Erica - almost 4 years ago

Life

https://medium.com/publishing-well/-415fa71da2cd'This is not a trend This is my life" Displayed on the billboard by a marching black lives matter advocateWhat the critics of the black lives matter movement do not knowNo one can have failed to hear the criticism of the ris...continued

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