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An Ode to the Jamaican Aunties- A Poem by Amanda Hunt
My first time reading one of my poems in public🫣💛 Last year I went to see Oliver Samuels’ new play when he was in NYC. Oliver Samuels...

Amanda Hunt
Mar 27, 20241 min read
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I Write Because... #Poem
I write because…
Often times I speak and it feels like no one’s listening
Or they listen but it annoys them
The words i’m saying?
The timbe

Amanda Hunt
Aug 19, 20201 min read
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2:45am
The world is still but my mind is not. Once again I lay awake. One thought forming as the other trails off. The soft sounds of John...

Amanda Hunt
Mar 31, 20201 min read
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Quarantine.
The birds are outside.
Chirping.
They sound happy.
Maybe frantic?
Eh—normal.
My love lays next to me.
Every breath he takes makes me smile.

Amanda Hunt
Mar 24, 20201 min read
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