POETRY

Poems of Inspiration

Helen Adair Pearson will inspire and encourage you. Her poems speak of love, family, devotion, and her personal walk with the Lord. She speaks directly to her readers about her awe at holding her granddaughter for the first time, about her pleas to God for guidance, and about her impatience with the state of race relations in America.

Ms. Pearson’s passion and devotion will ease your fears and give you courage as you contemplate your own personal journey to God.

Too Much Like Right

This book of poetry captures every aspect of working life-the day that never ends, the uncomprehending supervisor, the difficult co-worker, even the recalcitrant vending machine! But K. D. takes you beyond the day-to-day, discussing such issues as terrorism and the anthrax scare and their impact on ordinary life.

K. D. celebrates the invisible people-the mail carrier you take for granted, the custodian whose name you don’t know, the odd man who is actually a war hero-and makes them visible. Her poetry celebrates us all.

Rainbow For The Soul

This is a book of inspirational poems that feeds you spiritually, helps to nurture your personal family relationships, while helping you to fall in love with yourself. You will understand how having faith in God and family support helps one to succeed in life. .

Sight Behind Blindness

Carolyn Miller is a provocative new voice in poetry. To read her poems is to experience life through the eyes of a tiny ant, carrying food to its nest, or to imagine yourself as a mosquito, intent on biting humans. While she expertly uses the natural world to help the reader see life in a new way, she will also bring you deep inside yourself, to view your own soul. Carolyn Miller’s gentle poetry will forever change the way you see yourself and your relationship to the world.

A GIFT OF SPOKEN WORDS

The author will awaken your mind with his poetic expressions, that reach back into history and link the past with the new millennium. As the author tells his poetic stories, the missing pieces of “Life’s” puzzles will begin to unfold.

EBONY BITTER-SWEET: A CHOCOLATE GIRLIN A VANILLA WORLD

This book deals with the perplexities of being an African-American woman in America, going into the new millennium. As a group, African-American women have graduated from a past of being domestics to now running corporations. The author takes us on a journey through the peaks and valleys of a Chocolate girl.

POEMS OF LIFE AND REALITY CHECK

Through poetry, Sandra Steen takes you on a journey with walls made of mirrors. As you travel with her, you cannot escape seeing yourself within in these pages. When you read her poems, “Be Yourself,” “Give Me Back My Love,” and “Love Is So Many Things,” you will be inspired to take an inventory of your own life.

This thought –provoking book of poems deals with real-life situations. You will be motivated to get a reality check. Let this book inspire you to embrace ‘change’ and welcome the NEW YOU!

Colts Student Voices: Poems, Stories, and Essays

This anthology contains poems, stories, and essays written by the freshmen students in the Class of 2012 of Carson Senior High School in Carson, California. This high school and this literary work reflect the diversity of our modern American cities.

The writing of these students provide us a look into the world of our youth. You will read about their hurts and fears, feel their joy and pain. You will cheer their successes and mourn their disappointments. You will be inspired by their aspirations and their hopes for a better tomorrow.

Ángeleños

At the Los Angeles School of Global Studies, the freshman class began the school year with a goal – to share their life experiences with the world. To read their work is to live through their struggles: from the traditional tears of teenage heartbreak to poignant tales of estranged families and violent neighborhoods. Above all, you will find a sense of hope, unity, and rejuvenation from the words of these talented young Americans. En la Escuela de Estudios Globales de Los Ángeles, los estudiantes del noveno grado comenzaron el año escolar con una meta: compartir las experiencias de sus vidas con el mundo. Leer sus escritos, es vivir sus luchas que van desde las lagrimas tradicionales de los corazones rotos de los adolescentes hasta la exasperadas historias de separación de las familias y los vecindarios violentos. Sobretodo, encontrará un espíritu de esperanza, unidad, y rejuvenecimiento en las palabras de estos jóvenes americanos talentosos.

MY GIFT, HIS LOVE

This book of poetry will give readers a spiritual lift. It will motivate them to examine their feelings toward family and friends and move them to begin expressing the love they have in their hearts to God and their loved ones.

THE DEPTHS OF MY SOUL

This volume provides a glimpse into a man’s soul-his thought, his loves, his fears-about romance, about love, about the very world itself. Any woman who has ever wondered how men think–how men truly feel–should read Chatmon’s new book of poetry. Any man who has ever struggled to express his feelings will find himself mirrored in these poems.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY: A SMORGASBORD THAT WILL MAKE YOU SAY “WOW”

Kenny R. Jones’ delightful poetry debut is a family affair. Jones, also known as Mamma Kenny, pays homage to her family, friends, but most of all, her Heavenly Father, in her book of inspirational poems, Something For Everybody: A Smorgasbord That Will Make You Say “Wow!”

Jones’s poems contain spiritual food for thought and are accompanied by scriptures and other recommended reading. Something For Everybody is a how-to guide for spiritual growth and enlightenment.

Prayers, Poems & Letters

Prayers, Poems & Letters are words from the heart of a women living with A.I.D.S., and giving hope to others. The author has complied Prayers, Poems & Letters that she has written to others; and Prayers, Poems & Letters others have written to the author.

Valerie offers, to all, a spirit of hope. You will learn that challenges are conquered by faith and perseverance, versus the “why me” and the “pity party” celebration.

This book will give you a true appreciation for life, and you will recognize that each moment is precious.

TRUTH IN POETRY

Sis. Mary E. Tatum invites you to come with her on her walk with God. She sings to you about her good, strong days and her fading weak ones, but lives with the knowledge; God is able to strengthen us in our weakness.

Sis. Tatum speaks directly to you and your worries, concerns, and joys. We have to struggle sometimes to walk in God’s way, but if we trust and believe in His Word, He can and will remove all obstacles. She reminds us that none of us has to walk alone. The author celebrates God on every page.

WHERE I'M COMING FROM

In “Where I’m Coming From,” Rasheedah A. Hameed has penned a unique collection of poetry, prose, and dialogues that go to the heart of the problems plaguing our African American communities today. Rasheedah writes movingly of murder, racism, and drugs. But she also writes with strength and courage of family.

You will weep with Rasheedah over the senseless loss of young life. But, she will give you the courage to stand tall beside her and join the fight for peace in our families and communities.

Who's Gonna Know I'm A Poet?

This a superb, thought-provoking collection of poems that reflects the author’s different stages of growth and development—past, present, and future.

The author shares her thoughts on life and death, love, moments of depression, survival, on being black, about people who touched her life in one way or another, and about change.

A Soul Incarcerated

In this memoir of Vignettes, the author takes you on a journey of three generations of women who experienced the pain and suffering as a mother when her child was incarcerated. She shares the struggle with the pangs of shame and guilt that’s felt by a mother. She also addresses how a mother’s soul is incarcerated when her child is locked behind the prison walls.

This is a timely book for such a time as this. This book will help others to heal by opening up, sharing their feelings, and knowing that they are not alone. It will help mothers to no longer feel ashamed because their child is behind prison walls. This book is a must-read!

Afterthought

The author takes you on a poetic journey. She presents a smorgasbord collection of poems—and there is something for everybody. If you are in love, falling out of love or looking for love—dive in. Her poems are so smooth; you will want to send them to the one you love as if they were written by you just for them. You are sure to find yourself on the pages of this collection in poems such as: “More Than Friends, Less Than Lovers”, “Silence Of Passion”, “Chocolate Lover”, “Menfolk”, and “Thunder In My Bone.” Like Paprika, she sprinkles and touches every one of your emotions. She author’s poetic expressions makes you want to fall in love and stay in love forever.

A Miracle: A Collection Of Inspirational Poetry

Nedra Anthony gives you a glimpse of her journey on this road called “Life.” She is a testament to the power of and healing from writing. As you read her poems, you feel her passion and compassion for humanity.

Her poetry has so much feeling, likened unto a song having soul. If you are experiencing any guilt from past life experiences, this book will help you to free yourself by forgiving yourself and enabling you to walk in your destiny and God’s purpose for your life.

The Responses of My Soul: Poetry With a Purpose Having My Way with Words

The Responses of My Soul, is a collection of poetry. Mr. S. Lennard Smith is having his way with words. He expresses deep thoughts about love. After reading his poems, you will want to share his words with the person you love—because he says it best.

Smith’s political expressions through poetry are thought-provoking, especially his poem, SO, I SAY TO AMERICA, YES, JUSTICE, IF FOR ME!!!

Through poetry, Smith gives you his philosophy on the cheating man. You will appreciate his insight on how to recognize love, embrace love when you have it, and how to feel the passion forever.

Divine Reflections of Inspired Essays and Poems

Divine Reflections of Inspired Essays and Poems is a book of prose, poetry and essays with the spiritual essence of the Holy Ghost’s presence. The author’s writings are spiritually motivated and affirm the many blessings God plans for humanity. The wisdom that you gain from the inspiration and encouragement will help you through your darkest hours and will help you understand your purpose for being here at this place at this time. You will certainly find a poem in her writings that you will want to share with others to encourage their hearts. In these pages, you will find a smorgasbord of Gems and Pearls to live by.