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It’s A Wrap!

Apr30

Today marks the end of National Poetry Month. I hope you enjoyed reading “One Poet, One Line” (OPOL), the post on April 2, 2013 that introduced one local or regional poet and one line from one of their treasured poems. OPOL was my way of showcasing a talented group of poets and sharing a tiny bit of their work. To wrap up National Poetry Month, I thought it appropriate to list the titles of their collections in case you’re interested in reading more of their works or purchasing a copy of their books. I certainly enjoy their talent; I hope you did too!

Soulful Storm by Che’
Dream Children by Herman Wilson II
A Legacy of African American Literature, presented by the Writer’s Block – Doris House Rice
Feel Like Shoutin’ by Evelyn Dees Kelly
Sapphires and Satin by Lisa Brown Ross
Poetry of Relativity by Pari Danian
Sounds of Silence by Irene P. Zucker
Untitled by Pam Fields
Fruits of the Soul by Le’Juana Searcy
I Send You Light by Martha Switzer
One Less Road to Travel by Nichole Shields
Poems from the Fast by Jeanetta Britt
Dubious & Darling by Hugh Mitchell Bouvier
Cockroach Children: corner poems and street psalms by Quraysh Ali
Becoming by Sharon Jones-Scaife
Come Into Our Whirl a collection featuring Katherine “Kat” Smith and others
Love After Dark by Rudy V
Poetic Rhythms for Life’s Moods by Gary L. Hawthorne
Renaissance of the Soul by Lois Snell
Words of My Soul by September

Welcome to National Poetry Month

Apr2

April is National Poetry Month and to celebrate both poets and poetry, I pulled from my bookshelves some of my favorite local or regional poets’ volumes of poetry to share with you. You may not have heard of some of these poets because many do not have the notoriety of Sonia Sanchez or Nikki Giovanni. But in the southwest region, they are loved. So I present to you (drum roll please) “One Poet — One Line,” poets and one line from one of their treasured poems. Enjoy!

My hair has many blues like inner city streets, yet it thrives like ghetto hymns, never facing defeat” —Che’

“I am that which is good and positive tempered with my own humanity” — Herman Wilson II

“Down in the dumps is not my home Good-bye old friend; I’m moving on” — Doris House Rice

“Death came to remind me that earth has no sorrow that heaven can’t heal” — Evelyn Dees Kelly

“With strings and borrowed trumpets their genius reigned despite denial, bringing the world jazz” — Lisa Brown Ross

“The forecast in my eyes is rain pouring, from seeing the blue oceans through the lens of past happy days” —Pari Danian

“Life is a canvas waiting to be painted by the colors of our own choosing” — Irene P. Zucker

“Thank God it’s not just me, or eventually I would fall” — Pam Fields

“The beauty of giving Is to give from the heart” — Le’Juana Searcy

“Set your Self and your Spirit free; Give your Self permission just to ‘be'” — Martha Switzer

“If my tears can wash away your ignorance, I’ll cry you a river!” — Nichole L. Shields

“It’s past time We live past our feelings…Put aside our petty differences Reach out to each other in love.” — Jeanetta Britt

“With each morning comes a new day – a new chance to make peace with the world and all its people.” — Hugh M. Bouvier

“Pain wore her face like a road map…” — Quraysh Ali

“Put faith before doubt. For everything in life will work out.” — Sharon Jones-Scaife

“I am of no color For in many eyes I do not exist” — Katherine Smith

“How ya livin’, depends on the choices you make, how ya livin’, depends on what you ask for when you pray.” —Rudy V