-
Blog Stats
- 8,138,936 hits
-
Search Blog Entries
-
Join 5,493 other subscribers
-
Pages
-
Top Posts
- CORRUPTION: Oil-rich Guyana still in company of world’s corrupt nations – 2022 Int’l Report
- USA: Losing their religion: why US churches are on the decline
- GUYANA: Flying into Guyana - First Impressions of Georgetown + Kaieteur Falls - 2 videos
- RECIPES From Guyana and the Caribbean - From Guyana Outpost archive
- GUYANA’S NATIONAL SONGS
- GUYANA: Honouring Dave Martins’ legendary body of work + Music video
- GUYANA and CARIBBEAN RECIPES - New Listings now available
- Old Jet Magazines - from 1950 onwards - updated
- Female Musical Trailblazers: The first “All Girls Steel Bands” of Guyana* - By Lear Matthews
- “Thank You Canada” - Robert Meadows (Circuit Court Judge, Florida)
-
Recent Posts
- GUYANA: Flying into Guyana – First Impressions of Georgetown + Kaieteur Falls – 2 videos
- DISASTERS: ELECTRICITY: How Long Would Society Last During a Total Grid Collapse?
- CORRUPTION: Oil-rich Guyana still in company of world’s corrupt nations – 2022 Int’l Report
- COMEDY: Dating Over 40 Is Like Thrift Store Shopping. — Joe DeVito – Video
- USA: Losing their religion: why US churches are on the decline
- GUYANA: Georgetown and Silica City – Commentary
- GUYANA: POVERTY AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN GUYANA — by Ralph Ramkarran
- CANADA: Toronto’s vacant home tax has arrived and here’s what you need to know
- Do NOT Fear Putin’s Demise : Victory for Ukraine – Democracy for Russia
- GUYANA: Short Stories: Red Brick Gravel Rash – By Geoff Burrowes
- GUYANA: Guyanese Love Poems – Valentine’s Day 2023 – Moray House Trust
- CHINA-AFRICA: The Myth of the Chinese Debt Trap in Africa – video
- GUYANA: EDUCATION: GTU’s McDonald paints grim picture of school system
- USA: New York Politics: Why George Santos Won’t Resign – By LUKE SAVAGE | JACOBIN
- GUYANA: Aubrey Williams (in his own words) -virtual event – 31 Jan 2023
- WORLD: GLOBAL Cyber Attack ‘Likely This Year’ (Says WEF) – video
- GUYANA: African Guyanese existence again systematically targeted, continually eroded – By GHK Lall
- GUYANA: ENERGY MAGAZINE– Q4 of 2022
- MUSIC: Tina Turner – Proud Mary – Live video
- GUYANA: Music: Bing Serrao and the Ramblers – Video
-
Recent Comments
- Brother Man on USA: Losing their religion: why US churches are on the decline
- wally on USA: Losing their religion: why US churches are on the decline
- Brother Man on USA: Losing their religion: why US churches are on the decline
- Peggy on USA: Losing their religion: why US churches are on the decline
- Age on GUYANA: Georgetown and Silica City – Commentary
- Age on GUYANA: POVERTY AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN GUYANA — by Ralph Ramkarran
- Peggy on GUYANA: Short Stories: Red Brick Gravel Rash – By Geoff Burrowes
- derrycksgriffith on GUYANA: POVERTY AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN GUYANA — by Ralph Ramkarran
- kamtanblog on GUYANA: Georgetown and Silica City – Commentary
- Michael O Alstrom on GUYANA: Georgetown and Silica City – Commentary
- Age on GUYANA: POVERTY AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN GUYANA — by Ralph Ramkarran
- Age on GUYANA: African Guyanese existence again systematically targeted, continually eroded – By GHK Lall
- Clyde Duncan on Do NOT Fear Putin’s Demise : Victory for Ukraine – Democracy for Russia
- Chris on Do NOT Fear Putin’s Demise : Victory for Ukraine – Democracy for Russia
- kamtanblog on Do NOT Fear Putin’s Demise : Victory for Ukraine – Democracy for Russia
-
Categories
-
Monthly Blog Posts
-
Affiliated Partner Links
-
Caribbean News Links
-
Cricket Websites
-
Guyana - History
-
Guyana - Other Links
-
Guyana Government
-
Guyana News Links
-
Other News Links
-
Guyanese Online
“Broken System” – Spoken Word Poem by Guyanese Poet Renata Burnette
Victim of domestic violence with her mother – Guyana
My Poetry Corner July 2018 features the spoken word poem, “Broken System,” by young Guyanese poet Renata Burnette. Residing in the capital, Georgetown, she is a second-year undergraduate at the University of Guyana, pursuing a degree in Communications.
Renata’s poetry calls attention to the daily struggles and issues of young Guyanese, especially those in their late teens and twenties. She gained national attention in August 2016 with her poem, “Dear Mr. President,” expressing her challenges in finding a job as an undergraduate.
In “Broken System,” published on Guyana’s Independence Day, May 26, 2018, the poet portrays a system that offers little to no protection to the country’s vulnerable youth.
We have 15-year-old girls being gang raped; boys being caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. Just children running away from their homes because the ones that are supposed to…
View original post 494 more words
Share this:
Like this:
Related