Poetry

Her poems speak volumes to the everyday experiences and lessons in life in her own genuine way. Ayana uses her urban messages to reach her audience in a way with the truth, the ugly, and that thing that makes you strive to be an amazing human.As you read...

Call it a life manual for the girl-child and you wouldn't be wrong. But Letter to Lilly goes beyond that. It is a collection of poems that preaches defiance against accepted order. In this collection, the poet wastes no time in declaring her intentions...

This collection of poems covers the expanse of human experience: love, life, death... They draw you into Oloyede's world, a world where feelings and emotions take shape and breathe life through the sorcery of words.Mastery of language is one of the...

This book is a small compilation, showing various sides of Mee. It is my first published book, showing different times in my life and different obstacles that I overcame. I am expressing myself through the art form of poetry. My mother always says that...

All of the published poetry of James Baldwin, including six significant poems previously only available in a limited edition During his lifetime (1924-1987), James Baldwin authored seven novels, as well as several plays and essay collections, which were...

Follow me on my journey to me. Within these pages lies a collection of 65 poems chronicling the various emotions, joys, and trials a young woman may encounter in her coming of age. Though these experiences are specific to my individual journey, anyone...

An age-old riddle poses the question; which came first, the chicken or the egg? Step into Pookie's poetic world and mysteries will unfold, ignorance explode, and truth will be told.You will realize that the egg is in the chicken and the chicken is in the...

An age-old riddle poses the question; which came first, the chicken or the egg? Step into Pookie's poetic world and mysteries will unfold, ignorance explode, and truth will be told.You will realize that the egg is in the chicken and the chicken is in the...

Intro to Group Therapy is a powerful poetry book that dives into each aspect of the author's vulnerability while exposing some very hard truths. Her story is told through breathtaking poetry and imagery delivered to the reader within four segments -...

Let me introduce myself, my name is Melvin L. Jones. I was born in Chicago, Illinois, raised on the south side of town. I am one of six children. I have three brothers and two sisters. We were brought up in a home by my uncle, an Alpha male type, my...

"Influence of Place" is a journey into places inside and outside of one's self, as well as the places that one does not know exist. Place impacts directly/indirectly, from past to present, the experiences that shape how the telling occurs. It is the idea...

Valuing diversity--exercising diversity leadership--means treating others with respect and dignity, ferreting out injustice, celebrating differences, and simultaneously seeking common ground. Acknowledge differences--celebrate them--but embrace the...