
Really Impactful Parent
Karene Horner Hughes
A spoken word artist with a passion for nature and its beauty, and identity and its complexity. Karene loves the use of rhyme, I aim to make my poetry as accessible as possible. Poetry can be fun, poignant and challenging all at once.


Emotional toil.
Since a race renaissance unfurling in the summer of 2020, where Black Lives Natter was coined, in the hotbed of sun, corona virus, lock down, and George Floyd…


Feelin’ Different
'cause I was the only
black girl in school,
and I wasn't aware
of bein' a colour
until then.

✍🏾 Poetry Submissions — Website, Zine & Anthology
⏳ Ongoing Submissions
We’re accepting poetry submissions for our website, our bi-annual zine, and the next Black Lives Natter Anthology. Open to Black & Global Majority poets at all stages — beginners or sages welcome. Share your voice, your rhythm, your truths. Submissions will be considered for digital and print publication across BLN platforms.