Kategoria BISAC: Poetry >> American - African American & Black

My Alabaster Box is a treasure trove of poetry in motion that ministers to the reader from the heart of the author. Doris Collier is transparent in revealing the most inner parts of her spirit, to let others know that a personal relationship with God can be attained by spending time with Him in His word.

Through rhythm with words through verses, the reader will begin to understand the intensity of Gods' love for them. With over ninety poems included in this collection of inspirational literature, readers will find themselves within the written lines of melodic tones that lead them...

This book is designed to help one to take a look at their life from a different perspective and to be free to explore new territory without fear of failure. It will uncover ways in which to cope with various situations while enjoying inspirational poetry from the heart of Leah Nicole.

The lives of Muslim women who live in urban America are rarely documented in literature. Their experiences are assumed to be similar to their Middle Eastern, Asian, and African sisters, even though the legacy of slavery and social injustice in America informs their daily lives. This book will, hopefully, allow...

Sonnets from My Soul is a collection of inspirational poems by Michelle Taylor-Jones, who has been writing in secret for decades.

In this first edition, titled At Peace, Michelle shares some of her favorite sonnets on the subjects of courage, love, purpose, and faith, with the hope that readers will find enjoyment and healing in her reflections as she has over the years.

Standard literary criticism tends to either ignore or downplay the unorthodox tradition of black experimental writing that emerged in the wake of protests against colonization and Jim Crow-era segregation. Histories of African American literature likewise have a hard time accounting for the distinctiveness of experimental writing, which is part of a general shift in emphasis among black writers away from appeals for social recognition or raising consciousness. In Freedom Time, Anthony Reed offers a theoretical reading of -black experimental writing- that presents the term both as a...

THE NEXT VERSE POETS MIXTAPE is a poetry sampler of ethnographic significance. 4 poets represented by 4 poems each offer insight into the shared experiences of black Americans in today's political and social climate. Poems such as "Notes to a Little Black Boy," "Seven Ways of Looking at Black Flowers," and "How to Nullify a Super Hero" speak loudly about negotiating the delicate promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In addition, poems like "Lamb & Vodka," "Drum Lesson," "Nostalgia," and "Once, When We Were Not Gods" highlight place and its lingering presence in our beings...

This Christian spoken word poetry book will "move" you to examine your soul. These words will make you think. These poems will force you to examine your life, your focus and your calling.

• We love God
• Everyone has sinned
• Christians are not perfect.
• Do we live the Bible or just read the Bible?

This poetry is for all who love Christ. The truth is the light that we need to walk in. Let's take that step together.

Christ gave me this pen, so I have to write the truth

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