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K. Desireé Milwood

K. Desireé Milwood is a Brooklyn born Panamanian American poet and author, whoseworks include Poems for My Namesake in 2016, A Womb of Violet: An Anthology in 2019. Her work has been featured on Def Poetry Jam: An Evening of Healing, Power & Poetry. K. Desireé is also front woman for The Band Called Fuse, with albums such as Sucker Punch Gospel, Impossible Dream& the Rise Together Live album & concert movie.

Does my name come up

in your prayers as much as

it does your gossip?



I woke up beaming

Back at the sun. She has com-

petition today.



For Raggedy Ann


I know what it’s like

To be made up of others

Discarded remnants



Taken from Poems for My Namesake

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