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

Lecture & Lab. All work & no play. That's life for a year-round college student at Full Sail University. Now essentially at the halfway point, the struggles, the hardships, the studying & the grind gets real for Young King JSTA, but so are the good times From a memorable Surprise Party he attends for his Dad to the one house party in which The Trilla Poet cuts up...events & internal obstacles that ultimately will have a impact on his life & solidify him as a Warrior. Champion. Legend.

An astonishing debut, how to get over is part instruction manual, part prayer, part testimony. It attempts to solve the reader's problems (by telling them how to get over), while simultaneously creating them--troubling the waters with witness and blues. ford's poems witness via a series of -past life portraits- that navigate personal space as well as the imagined persona. These portraits conjure the blues via the imagined lives of the inanimate (a whip, a machete), the historic (a Negro burial ground, Harriet Tubman, The Red Summer), the iconic (Pecola Breedlove, Richard Pryor,...

The Sky is NOT the Limit A Book of Empowering Poetry - The Second Edition is a compilation of thought provoking poetry that inspires its readers to transition from the darkness of fear, into the light of trust in multiple areas of life, empowering others to explore their infinite potential in life.

This full color book begins each section with one of Alicea's insightful paintings which communicate deep truths and strong emotions. Alicea's visual art complements her poetry to creatively express her passion for human progress and challenges others to embrace their unique...

There's an Old Man who currently resides with his Cat in a cabin in the woods away from the hustle and bustle of the City. He lives out his days journaling the events that happen to him and his Cat. This book chronicles his story/life and the world he lives in.

The Old Man & His Cat is about an old man living life again through his old poetry and short stories. It is also about understanding how emotions can shape our timeline and tell us a story so new we couldn't believe we lived it. This book features the usual in poetry (love, life, angst, fear, etc...) alongside the...

In the rush to keep pace with life, we often forget to slow down, to listen, and to see what is around us. These poems are a reminder that we can be uplifted and have peace and joy by enjoying life’s simple pleasures.

It is never too late to start—to start over or to love again. Although we have many blessings in our lives, we can also have pain, despair, and sorrow. This collection encourages, shares love, and gives hope.

I hope that you can identify with these poems.

They are writing down their feelings to put into

the civil feelings jar, scuttling with amendments

asking for an ultrastrength, longer-lasting solution

homes, names, and host categories renegotiated.

I’ve been exhausted my entire life

—from Sonnet (18)