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Poems Review- I Shall Not be Movedby Angelou, MayaIn this collection of poetry renowned poet, Maya Angelou gives readers poetry that talks of equality, life's tribulations, love, racism, triumph, and the complexities of womanhood. Her words are direct and passionate. In the poem Coleridge Jackson, the character Coleridge Jackson day after day is humiliated by his racist boss at work, on […]
- Splinters: A Book of Very Short Poemsby Harrison, MichaelMichael Harrison has compiled a variety of poems especially for teens. Many of the poems are funny, lots of them will involve multiple readings, and all of them are short. Included in this book are poems by famous poets such as Ogden Nash and Ralph Waldo Emerson but there are also anonymous poets. Black and white illustrations by Sue Heap […]
- Hard Times Require Furious Dancing: New Poemsby Alice Walker"Hard times require furious dancing. Each of us is proof," begins Alice Walker in the preface to this work of poetry. Ms. Walker addresses many topics in her poetry such as family, leadership, and loss of life and wealth. Words of inspiration are found at the most unexpected times when Ms. Walker writes, ". . . warm sun on my ch […]
- Hugging the Rockby Susan Taylor BrownWhen Rachel’s mom leaves her and her father, Rachel has to trust the man she barely knows. For Rachel, it has always been her and her mother doing things together. She has never been close to the man her mom calls a rock. Her mother said that he is solid and does what is right. He will always be there to do the right thing for those he c […]
- After: Poemsby Hirshfield, JaneI stumbled onto this book completely by accident, but after reading the first poem I felt unsettled and a little unnerved, death has a tendency toward such an end. This book of poetry appeals to the human condition and the copping process of loss, and to the inevitable point understanding. This book is quick and clear, but is also filled w […]
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- Ablutions: notes for a novelby deWitt, PatrickAblutions is a striking debut novel that tells the tale of a nameless bartender at a gloomy Hollywood bar. While believing he is there merely gathering stories from the sad regulars for his proposed novel, his increasing alcoholism makes the story more and more about his own life as it spirals out of his control. He changes from observer to […]
- Black Hillsby Simmons, DanDan Simmons has combined history with fantasy to present the story of Paha Sapa, a 10-year-old Sioux. When he finds himself on the battlefield of the Little Big Horn, he "counts coup" on the body of General George Armstrong Custer. The dying general’s ghost enters his body, where it will co-exist for the next sixty years. The story c […]
- Big Girls Do Cryby Weber, Carl“Big girls do cry” out to say the least, especially in this Virginia based drama. The characters in this book are extremely memorable which makes this one a definite page turner. Take Isis: she is #1 in manipulation. She agrees to help her sister Egypt with something major, but not out of the kindness of her heart. She has her own motive which […]
- Save as Draftby Lee, CavanaughNinety percent of us have done it: we wrote an email with absolutely no intention of sending it, but writing it allowed us to vent our own frustrations and share our real thoughts. Cavanaugh Lee has written this heartfelt book in a language that many of us “speak” today. This is a romance of the twenty-first century with overworked lawyers a […]
- Natural Born Hustlerby Turner, NikkiThis is a definite page turner; Nikki has done it again with this forbidden romance/suspense/drama. In this newest novel, all the characters are very memorable, especially Desember- oh, boy she is strong–willed, bull-headed and altogether something else. She is your average “hood chick” whose ideal guy is your average “bad boy.” Fame, Desembe […]
- Ablutions: notes for a novel
