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Edward
Easy-going, Diligent, Creative, and Spiritual
Brother of Stephen, Mildred, and Jeanette 
Lover of Nature, Women, and Poetry
Who feels Pain, Love, and Empathy
Who fears The Unknown, Snakes, and Heights
I would like to see The Eiffel Tower, El Castillo, and The Great Wall of China
Resident of Moravia Park Drive, Maryland
Ibeh

For the most part, I'm a romantic poet, but I also venture into satire, humor, nature, spirituality, existentialism, etc. I don't shy away from the sad and dark themes as well. I started writing poetry in November 2006. However, after losing my poetry notebook with about 135 poems in early 2009, I lost my passion for poetry completely. I was jobless for almost a year due to the recession of 2014, during that time period, I reignited my passion for poetry to stave off boredom. I discovered Poetrysoup and started posting my poems in 2016. The first poem I posted, "Wings of A Butterfly." My poems "Sing To Me, Nightingale", "Unfulfilled Dream" and "A Waxing Crescent" appeared in the first issue of Poesis Online Journal. My biography and poem "Musings of An Aging Man"  features in the "My Poet Friends" section of Emile Pinet's poetry book, "A Match In The Dark." My poems "Say You Will," "Winds of Night," and "Echo Chasing" appeared in the "PS: It's Poetry" Anthology." My poems "Apogee of Grief", "To Be Loved" and "Sweet on You" appeared in the "PS: It's Still Poetry, Volume 2" Anthology." My poems "Ambling Through The Meadow" and "Depression" appeared in the "Reflections on the Important Things" anthology.

I'm currently working as a Lot Associate at The Home Depot.

I'm a Navy Veteran.

I'm Nigerian-American born in Lima, Ohio in October 28th, 1976.

I grew up mostly in Baltimore, Maryland.

I'm married to a wonderful woman(and Registered Nurse!), Helen.

I have a baby daughter named Isabelle.

I'm the inventor of the poetry form, "Yalto"

Graduated from Lake Clifton Campus(formerly Lake Clifton Eastern High School), Baltimore, Maryland in 1995.
Graduated from Essex Community College in 2003 and Brightwood College(formerly TESST College of Technology) in 2005.
Certifications: Electronics Technology, Telecommunications, Fiber-Optics/Copper Network Cabling.

 

 


Pick-A-Title, Vol. 47 update: Check for spelling

Blog Posted:11/26/2024 4:50:00 PM

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Pick-A-Title, Vol. 47 update: Check for spelling
Date Posted: 11/26/2024 4:50:00 PM
Spelling error alert: Pick-A-Title, Vol. 46 contest.
Date Posted: 10/5/2024 2:46:00 PM
A Thank You Blog
Date Posted: 7/28/2024 7:22:00 PM
Congratulations to contest winners/Thanks for prayers
Date Posted: 6/2/2024 1:59:00 PM
This or That, Vol 25 Poetry Contest is judged.
Date Posted: 5/16/2024 8:11:00 AM
My "Pick-A-Tile, Vol. 41" poetry contest is finalized
Date Posted: 3/19/2024 2:42:00 AM
Misspelling alert: Please check your poem title, "Soul's Cry".
Date Posted: 3/17/2024 2:35:00 PM
" Pick-A-Title, Vol.40 Poetry Contest " is finalized.
Date Posted: 12/16/2023 3:25:00 AM
"This or That, Vol. 21" poetry contest is finalized!
Date Posted: 11/9/2023 2:28:00 PM
My "Pick-A-Title, Vol.39" poetry contest is judged.
Date Posted: 10/15/2023 11:20:00 AM
Pick-A-Title, Vol. 38. Contest is judged. Just one word... WOW!
Date Posted: 9/3/2023 4:42:00 PM
Just became a Dad to a baby girl...
Date Posted: 6/15/2023 5:34:00 PM
Before joining my new contest...
Date Posted: 6/13/2023 7:55:00 PM
Congratulations Pick-A-Title, Vol 36 - Poetry Contest winners!
Date Posted: 5/20/2023 7:34:00 AM
My "Pick-A-Title, Vol 34" poetry contest is judged!
Date Posted: 1/30/2023 7:03:00 AM
Check your poems submitted for "Pick-A-Title, Vol 34" contest: 24-hour Deadline!
Date Posted: 1/29/2023 5:00:00 AM
My 'This or That, Vol 15' poetry contest is finalized!
Date Posted: 1/18/2023 5:21:00 AM
Pleasantly surprised reading the winning Yalto poems
Date Posted: 12/19/2022 5:57:00 PM
My 'Pick-A-Title, Vol 33' is finalized!
Date Posted: 12/15/2022 4:15:00 AM
Congrats to "This or That, Vol.14" poetry contest winners!
Date Posted: 11/12/2022 6:27:00 AM
Congrats to "Pick-A-Title, Vol 32" winners!
Date Posted: 10/17/2022 4:27:00 PM
Apologies for contest judging delay!
Date Posted: 10/11/2022 8:05:00 AM
"This or That, Vol.13" Poetry contest is judged.
Date Posted: 9/4/2022 9:40:00 AM
Congrats to "This or That, Vol.12" poetry contest winners!
Date Posted: 7/3/2022 8:14:00 AM
My first poetry book is out!
Date Posted: 6/15/2022 2:04:00 PM

My Recent Poems

Date PostedPoemTitleFormCategories
11/27/2024 Seesaw Free verseencouraging,freedom,image
11/26/2024 The Taste of Blood Senryusports,
11/26/2024 The Offer Versedesire,poetry,
11/21/2024 Starman Personificationencouraging,life,wisdom,
11/8/2024 It Is What It Is Verselife,perspective,
11/6/2024 As Long As I See The Sky Monokuinspirational,meaningful,
11/4/2024 Footpath Sweeper Sapphic stanzaimagery,life,sound,
11/4/2024 Nocturnal Nuisance Senryuemotions,night,sleep,soun
10/26/2024 My Truths Versehow i feel,me,perspective
10/26/2024 Spool of Wisdom Thread Versehow i feel,inspirational,
10/18/2024 Entrapment Versepassion,sensual,
10/18/2024 Put Up or Shut Up Time Monchielle Stanzaencouraging,time,
10/17/2024 I Am Opportunity Personificationencouraging,truth,
9/26/2024 Pandemonium Kimocelebration,football,imag
9/25/2024 Uh Oh Imagismimagery,
8/6/2024 The Point of It All Monokuencouraging,wisdom,
8/1/2024 Justice Blitzhow i feel,perspective,
7/31/2024 I Miss Nonetchildhood,longing,
7/30/2024 Hermit Senryupoetry,sad,
7/29/2024 Daystar Acrosticappreciation,imagery,seas
7/29/2024 Stoic Free verseendurance,life,
5/24/2024 With Gentle Hearts And Mindful Eyes Didacticcare,encouraging,meaningf
5/23/2024 Raining In Summer Lyricappreciation,encouraging,
5/18/2024 Delusion Free versepoetry,satire,
5/17/2024 A Kindled Fire Acrosticendurance,meaningful,stre
5/17/2024 I Love How You Love Me Monchielle Stanzaappreciation,devotion,lov
5/17/2024 The Steadiness of Your Hand Dodoitsucare,endurance,life,stren
5/17/2024 In Equal Measure - dodo Dodoitsuencouraging,peace,social,
5/17/2024 Waking Hour Footleimagery,morning,poetry,
4/27/2024 Life Acrostic - POTD Acrosticanalogy,encouraging,inspi
4/22/2024 Zen Acrosticimagery,insect,peace,soun
4/22/2024 After The Flood Kimoencouraging,poetry,
4/21/2024 Too Little, Too Late Narrativebetrayal,break up,change,
4/19/2024 Confidence Verseallegory,confidence,freed
4/18/2024 Breathless Anticipation Free verseallusion,analogy,anxiety,
4/18/2024 Yet Haibunconfusion,people,perspect
4/16/2024 I Saw God, But Now What Free verseencouraging,freedom,god,p
4/11/2024 Weep No More Versebaby,cry,cute love,encour
4/8/2024 Reverse Graffiti Otherart,creation,poetry,write
4/7/2024 Bait Free verseanalogy,encouraging,humor
4/1/2024 Veiled Versecourage,endurance,soldier
4/1/2024 Bus Search Versehumor,poetry,
4/1/2024 Twilight Cinqkuimagery,insect,night,sky,
3/27/2024 Bereft Rispettodark,death,grief,loneline
3/23/2024 I Wish I Had Free versedesire,introspection,pers
3/23/2024 Utterly Free versefreedom,imagery,love,nigh
3/23/2024 Goodnight Kisses Versebaby,kiss,mother,night,
3/9/2024 A World Without War Diminished Hexaversedesire,imagination,peace,
3/5/2024 Surreal Sijocelebrity,imagery,people,
2/21/2024 A Spring Etheree Ethereeimagery,nature,seasons,sp
2/20/2024 I Am Free verseanalogy,me,metaphor,
2/19/2024 Rambling Rictameterabuse,addiction,drink,enc
2/12/2024 An Uphill Climb Otherencouraging,endurance,ins
2/12/2024 Close, But No Cigar Verseallegory,courage,enduranc
2/12/2024 Redamancy Sedokaconfidence,deep,love,
2/8/2024 Quest Didacticjourney,mental health,pea
1/30/2024 Discombobulation Free verseconfusion,irony,metaphor,
1/29/2024 Imagination Imagismimagery,imagination,
1/23/2024 Prowling For Prey Blitzanimal,fun,word play,
1/17/2024 Within Kissing Distance Fibonaccipassion,poetry,
1/17/2024 Perpetual Free versehow i feel,passion,poetry
1/17/2024 Keen Awareness Sijoperspective,poets,
1/17/2024 Gloaming Wonder Imagismbeauty,bird,imagery,natur
1/14/2024 Impending Doom Dramatic Monologuefarewell,perspective,
1/8/2024 Two Voices Didacticperspective,truth,wisdom,
1/4/2024 Live In My Heart, Rent-Free Monchielle Stanzaanalogy,encouraging,love,
1/4/2024 Odyssey Versedestiny,journey,lost love
12/17/2023 You're Enough Monokuperspective,truth,wisdom,
12/17/2023 Put Yourself First Nonetcare,encouraging,
12/6/2023 Fatalist Monokudark,poetry,
12/6/2023 Christmas Memories Dodoitsuchristmas,fun,memory,
11/26/2023 To Be In Pink of Health Footleencouraging,health,
11/23/2023 Divorce Acrosticbreak up,conflict,divorce
11/22/2023 Nightmare Tankachild,death,horror,loss,p
11/14/2023 Save Your Breath Monokuencouraging,meaningful,wi
11/13/2023 Supply and Demand Diamantecreation,poetry,words,
11/13/2023 Magical Acrosticimagery,night,romantic lo
11/12/2023 Old Age Tetractysage,perspective,truth,
11/12/2023 Dead-End Street Alliterationanalogy,conflict,perspect
11/12/2023 November's Fury Ninetteimagery,november,seasons,
11/12/2023 Titans - TB Than-Baukboxing day ,conflict,peop
11/8/2023 Body Ails Yet Spirit Soars Haibunage,inspirational,uplifti
11/8/2023 Languish Sapphic stanzacancer,death,dog,freedom,
10/30/2023 Knock Dodoitsuanalogy,metaphor,perspect
10/29/2023 Featherless Angels Free verseanalogy,appreciation,peop
10/29/2023 Autumn Reverie Monokuautumn,imagery,peace,soun
10/22/2023 Siren Versepassion,poetry,sensual,
10/22/2023 The Unsupervised Stop Sign Personificationencouraging,poetry,write,
10/22/2023 Journal Verseage,husband,imagery,memor
10/19/2023 All of Life's Roadblocks Dodoitsuencouraging,inspirational
10/19/2023 Musings On Faith Free versefaith,how i feel,perspect
10/16/2023 Ambivalent Monokuemotions,feelings,today,
10/16/2023 An Absolute Certainty Monokuinspiration,meaningful,tr
10/16/2023 A Wink From Afar Free verseappreciation,imagery,long
10/14/2023 A Sealed Fate Cinquaindark,fate,
10/14/2023 I Wish You Were Here Free versebeach,beauty,desire,image
10/14/2023 Love's Seed Verseallegory,care,growth,love
10/14/2023 Simone Biles Clerihewappreciation,celebrity,sp
10/14/2023 Awakened Muse Imagismimagery,inspiration,morni
10/14/2023 Smoke and Mirrors Diamantecreation,poetry,words,

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Fav Poems

PoemTitleFormCategories
Changing Sky Pantoumnature,sky,
Truth To Truth Free verseconflict,devotion,heartbr
Whiteness Acrostictribute,
Ransomed Free versefaith,jesus,
listen to life - Free verselife,philosophy,truth,wis
tell the night to hold me - Lyricforgiveness,heartbreak,he
to read you - Free verseappreciation,metaphor,pas
I Wander the Desert Alone Free verseimagery,metaphor,nature,o
The House of Light Rhymebeauty,nature,
The Red Leaf Free versedeath,emotions,grief,hear
The Sounds of a Rose Free verseflower,rose,
Your Cloud Rhymelove,simple,sky,wind,
Roses Roses Roses Free versered,rose,
Ineffable Free verseallusion,appreciation,bea
Child Diminished Hexaversechild,
Polka Dots and All Sonnet10th grade,beautiful,beau
Some Are Not Meant For This World Free verseabuse,allusion,death,dest
Unbearable This Longing Dramatic Versedeath,how i feel,
Inside a Cubicle Terza Rimawork,
In My Beautiful Dream Versedream,
My Winter Free verseinspirational,lost love,
U G L Y Personificationanti bullying,beautiful,b
Blink Out Verse10th grade,11th grade,all
Syllabus Versekiss,love,sensual,
Oneness Verseamerica,destiny,imagery,i
Shooting Stars Verse10th grade,beautiful,imag
Tutankhamun Verseadventure,appreciation,hi
Transcending Hope Versehope,
Sometimes Love Just Isn'T Enough Free verselost love,
No Longer Two Verse10th grade,emotions,feeli
Daybreak Versebird,joy,life,morning,
Fragility of Fate Free versedeath,love,love hurts,
A Muse Abused Versedance,freedom,muse,
To the One I Long For Free verselonging,love,
Spirit Dance of Butterflies Rhymegrief,happiness,
Fear of the Unknown Narrativefear,feelings,
Frown Around Rhymeanxiety,confidence,courag
Fingertip Tracings Upon My Skin Free versesensual,
If Only You Knew Rhymedream,emotions,love,
A Feral Frozen Free verseanimal,appreciation,beaut
Would You Still Love Me Free verseanalogy,love,relationship
The Clown Rhymeangst,character,conflict,
Down the Primrose Path Lyricdark,fear,garden,imagery,
To the Dandelion In the Concrete Personificationcharacter,endurance,flowe
Eye Love, You Free verseappreciation,beauty,muse,
The Last Good Days of Innocence Free verseinnocence,lost,sorrow,
White Privilege Rhymeracism,
Soliloquy of Abandoned Lighthouse Rhymehope,light,loneliness,oce
Thats When I Fall Down Upon My Knees, Song Version Lyricdepression,feelings,god,h
Suicide of Speech Free verseangst,conflict,silence,
Time Verse10th grade,11th grade,9th
Trees Sobbing Verseemotions,nature,rain,
Memories In the Sand Dramatic Monologuememory,missing you,passio
Crushed Free versedaughter,death,family,mem
Anodyne Free verseheartbreak,
Carousel of Dreams Free verseanalogy,courage,dream,hop
Monsters of the Sea Sijomythology,
At Cusp of Dawn Rhymemoon,sun,
Summer Camping Free versegood night,inspiration,mo
Simulacrum Sapphic stanzaimagination,
Dragon's Tooth Sapphic stanzadeath,evil,fantasy,
The Woman They Know Free verseanalogy,courage,hope,wome
Grandeur of Nature Rhymeimagery,nature,
Trance Free versemeaningful,
ambrosia - Free verseappreciation,kiss,love,pa
Be To Become Ethereespiritual,
Susurrus of October Acrosticoctober,song,
Ambedo Free verseanalogy,childhood,growth,
Its a Part of Me Prose Poetryemotions,introspection,li
I Keep Coming Back Free versedepression,
King Oedipus: Foreshadowing Rhymedark,fate,life,light,
Rebirth of the Third Angel Free verseangel,beauty,butterfly,de
Goodnight Kisses Verse10th grade,11th grade,age
Catharsis Versedeep,emotions,endurance,f
I Lay Bare My Wounded Heart Free verseemotions,endurance,lost l
Lift Somebody's Dawn Lyricencouraging,inspiration,m
Someone Who Used To Be You Blank versedream,lost love,love,
In Soft Tongues Free verseangst,
Promise Rhymeamerica,appreciation,conf
Queen Rose and Her Many Sisters Imagismflower,
God Bless the Usa Dramatic Monologueaddiction,satire,usa,
A Stranger Came From Nowhere Dramatic Monologueallusion,god,religious,
Open Up Free versefaith,hope,love,
A Poem For My Algebra Teacher Free verse6th grade,abuse,betrayal,
Wise Words To Ponder Monokuwisdom,
Frogspawn Haikunature,
Chimera Blank versefairy,fantasy,
Forlorn Hope Verselost love,moving on,
Forlorn Hope Free versehope,
Falsehood Monokuallusion,analogy,
Healing Power of the Drum Free verseinspirational,native amer
Giving Godly Grace Acrosticgiving,god,
The Two Drivers In My Life Free versebirthday,childhood,parent
A Nightingale Sings of Dawn's Glory Versebreak up,hope,love hurts,
Carpentry Free verseendurance,
Silhouette Lyricallegory,women,
Yalto-In Rows of Yellow Corn Versewriting,
I Saw a Praying Mantis Rhymeprayer,
Of Infinity Personificationperspective,
A Cross To Bear Rhymeangst,

Fav Poets

PoetCountry 
Richard Lamoureux Canada Flag Canada Read
Nayda Ivette Negron Flores Puerto Rico Flag Puerto Rico Read
John Anderson Australia Flag Australia Read
Andrea Dietrich United States Flag United States Read
Kim Rodrigues United States Flag United States Read
Eve Roper United States Flag United States Read
Subimal Sinha-Roy India Flag India Read
Line Gauthier Canada Flag Canada Read
Constance La France Canada Flag Canada Read
Kevin Shaw United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom Read
Tania Kitchin United States Flag United States Read
Vijay Pandit United States Flag United States Read
Mark Toney United States Flag United States Read
Heidi Sands United States Flag United States Read
Brandy Nicole United States Flag United States Read
Susan Ashley United States Flag United States Read
Gregory Richard Barden United States Flag United States Read
Emile Pinet Canada Flag Canada Read
Lewis Raynes Australia Flag Australia Read
Panagiota Romios United States Flag United States Read
M. L. Kiser United States Flag United States Read
Lady Labyrinth Australia Flag Australia Read
Regina Mcintosh United States Flag United States Read
Rama Balasubramanian India Flag India Read
Sotto Poet United States Flag United States Read
L. J. Carber United States Flag United States Read
Christuraj Alex India Flag India Read
Edward Ebbs United States Flag United States Read
Valsa George India Flag India Read
Lin Lane United States Flag United States Read
Thomas Wells United States Flag United States Read
Paghunda Zahid New Zealand Flag New Zealand Read
Susan Lawrence United States Flag United States Read
Speaks Volumes Australia Flag Australia Read
Derani Blackburn Australia Flag Australia Read
Lu Loo United States Flag United States Read
Ink Empress Maldives Flag Maldives Read
Hiya Sharma India Flag India Read
Di11y Da11y United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom Read
Sam Kauffman United States Flag United States Read
Aditi Mishra India Flag India Read
Silent One United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom Read
Daniel Henry Rodgers United States Flag United States Read
Don Iannone United States Flag United States Read
Benjamin Bartley United States Flag United States Read
Hilo Poet United States Flag United States Read
Krishnanand Guptar Mauritius Flag Mauritius Read

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