by Deonna Anderson
In "A Story of My Love Affair With Prince,” poet Alyesha Wise professed her love with the artist formerly known as Prince, or as she called him in this piece Prince Roger Nelson. “Dearly beloved,” she says. “We are gathered here today as a figment of my hopeful imagination.” Wise speaks about how her love for Prince started when she was 13 and continues on today.
Alyesha Wise is a poet, performer, and teaching artist originally from Camden, N.J. In this poem, that is both beautifully written and searingly honest, Ms. Wise speaks on what it means to inhabit a Black woman's body today.