“A Dancer Named (Hurricane) Katrina” by Kenny Fame

she danced by herself late one night
as if she moved to       her own     beat
un du la ting techniques    so tight
she danced by herself late one night
powerful movements    who    could fight?
Katrina’s reign / Naw lins’ retreats
she danced by herself late one night
as   if she    m o v e d  to      her   own      beat

Kenny Fame, aka K*Fame, was born and raised in New Jersey and currently is an English Major attending CUNY Medgar Evers College in NYC. He was recently a graduate of Cave Canem’s 2011 Poetry Coversations with Bakar Wilson writing workshop. K*Fame is also the winner of the Tenth Annual Black Writers Conference Poetry Writing Award. He has performed his work at CUNY Medgar Evers College, Daddy’s Basement, Abigails Café & Wine Bar, La Pregunta Arts Cafe, Nuyorican Café, Cave Canem, and Poetry Super Highway live on the radio. Some of his work appeared in Steel Toe Review # 7