Poetry
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Elohi Unitsi: Poems [2013 - 2018] by Dee Allen.
Release Date: April 2020
About the Book: YOU'RE THE SEVENTH GENERATION. TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER. SHE'S THE ONLY MOTHER WE ALL HAVE. In the language of the Tsalagi Nation, the phrase Elohi Unitsi means "Mother Earth." Oakland, CA performance poet Dee Allen. shows respect for our planet in his fifth poetry collection. The innate beauty, the consistent harm from humans, and occasional travels to nature unfurl inside its printed pages. Elohi Unitisi is a look at the environment most people take for granted - the elements, forests, deserts, canyons, plants, food, animals, and the indigenous people of the land - from the eyes of an inner city Black man. About the Author: Dee Allen. is an African-Italian performance poet based in Oakland, California. Active on the creative writing & Spoken Word tips since the early 1990s, he is the author of four books, Boneyard, Unwritten Law, Stormwater, and Skeletal Black, all from POOR Press, and has had twenty-four anthology appearances including Poets 11: 2014, Feather Floating On The Water, Rise, Your Golden Sun Still Shines, What Is Love, The City Is Already Speaking, The Land Lives Forever, Extreme and Civil Liberties United. This title is available on Amazon.com and the Conviction 2 Change Store. Cover Design: KDL Creative Consulting Editor: Align Editorial |
Author Dee Allen.
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All My Random Thoughts in a Book by Jewell Coleman
Release Date: October 2018
About the Book: Dear Reader, All My Random Thoughts in a Book is just that…all my random, transparent, thoughts. These poems are my life experiences on paper, the ups and downs, the good, the bad, and the heartbreaking.This book highlights how perfectly imperfect life can be, and showcases my journey towards inner healing, growth, and self-love.As you embark on this journey of reflection, you might laugh, cry, and even see yourself in these poems. These are my thoughts, my words, but our collective experiences.Enjoy, and may the good vibes forever be in your favor! About the Author: MyKesha “Jewell” Coleman is a singer/songwriter from Nashville, TN that not only loves to sing but also found herself loving poetry. Poetry has always been the quickest way for her to release the emotions & thoughts that were haunting her. Outside of singing & song writing, poetry started being a part of her everyday life, especially when things in her life started falling apart. She’s been writing since middle school but kept it a secret until now, with her debut poetry collection All My Random Thoughts in a Book. Jewell graduated high school in 2016 but decided to not attend college because she wanted to pursue her different talents & dreams fully. This book holds all her closely held experiences that have shaped her and are helping her transition into the young woman she is becoming and desires to be. While she’s on this journey, connect and grow with her by following her on Instagram @itsjewellbabe. This title is available via Amazon and the Conviction 2 Change Publishing store. Cover Design: KDL Creative Consulting Cover Illustration: Inara Quliyeva Editor: Taylor D. Duckett |
Author - Jewell Coleman
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Unbind(ing) by Asher Marron
Release Date: October 2018
About the Book: The poems in Unbind(ing) are about how I found a way through. It is about the risk of radical self-love and radical hope for a re-imagining of the relationship between Catholicism and queerness. This book came to life from the umbilicus-deep knowledge that I am altogether beautiful, that God finds no flaw in me, that nothing separates me from being fully human and fully divine. I wrote this for you. I wrote it so you won’t feel alone. I wrote it so you won’t fear being both/and. You are marvelous. Truly. God beholds you and smiles. You, dear one, are beloved. This book is my offering of restlessness, liberation, and love as queer as a $3 bill." About the Author: Asher Marron is an Oakland poet and educator. She holds a Master of Theology from the Franciscan School of Theology and a Bachelor of Arts in history from Mills College. She is currently an MFA student at San Francisco State University. Asher’s poetry aims to beatify queer bodies by expressing the complexity of queer identity through spiritual aesthetics. This title is available via Amazon. Cover Design: KDL Creative Consulting Editor: Taylor D. Duckett |
Author - Asher Marron
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This (Boi)yant Body: Narratives of a Queer Black Boi & the Waters That Carry Them by Bobbi Kindred
Release Date: July 2018
About the Book: This (Boi)yant Body is an ode to my Black boihood, my inner child, and the water that has returned us to ourselves countless times. This work, born in the spirit of needing an out from the depths of learned self-hatred, is a detailed account of my transition from being raised and displaced in the suburbs of San Ramon, CA., to the utter tiredness over living out the patterns of addiction that lead me into drug and alcohol recovery. It is only a surface scratch, and I am grateful for the opportunity to give you all insight on my internal process through sharing work that stems from 2013 onward. About the Author: Cierra Green, Bobbi Kindred, Jolinda’s baby, and Storyteller, because there are multiple energetic beings that exist within Them and each must be honored. Storytelling is how they honor the wounds within themself that still gape, and how they invoke the spirit of their ancestors' tongue when they share communally, and they deeply believe in the power of storytelling to heal the inner child. They are peppermint oil to the scalp regiment, and ukulele pluck to "Fast Car"—Tracy Chapman on mornings with room for ruminating, and “Just a Girl” on karaoke nights when singing off key matters less than putting on an honest show. They are a former resident of the Destiny Arts Center's Queer Emerging Artist Residency in Oakland, CA., and their work has been featured at venues such as The Berkeley Group Reparatory Theater, The Impact Hub Oakland, and Intersection for the Arts in San Francisco. They have slammed at the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI 2016) in Austin Texas, and are a contracted actor for Berkeley Reparatory Theater's Young Writers of Color Collective. They are in a touring production of Ntozake Shange's "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf" and are a member of the performing arts and writing collective, Fine Ass Queer Artsy Heauxs Collective who is responsible for the production "The Niggas Speak of Rivers" produced by Lisa Evans. They are also the newest member of poetry collective, Pr3ssplay Poets, whose stage production "The State of Black Bodies", produced by Mona Webb, was featured at the National Queer Arts Festival, Oakland, 2018. To connect with the author, email [email protected] or connect with them on Instagram: @theboiyantbody. This title is available via Amazon and the Conviction 2 Change Publishing Store. Cover Design: Chris "L7" Cuadrado Editor: Taylor D. Duckett |
Author - Bobbi Kindred
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Sex, Love, and Other Emotions by Sarai W. and Just Dulea
Release Date: January 2018
About the Book: Sex, Love, and Other Emotions by Sarai W. and Just Dulea is a collection of poetry and prose for the situation-ship generation. This book walks readers through the beauty in the complex messiness that is sometimes sex, love, and other emotions. About the Authors: Sarai W. - Sarai is a poet, singer, songwriter, and author. She was born and raised on the East Coast where she earned her B.A. in Theater from South Carolina State University. Sarai then moved to the West Coast to complete her M.A. in Film and Media from the New York Film Academy in Burbank, CA. Following the completion of her M.A., Sarai relocated to San Francisco, CA, immersing herself in the poetry scene there. Sarai presently resides in New Jersey. Connect with her via IG: @tosaraiwithlove Just Duléa – Just Duléa is an author, songwriter, and spoken word artist from the East Coast. She is the Founder/CEO of, and Creative Director for, publishing company Conviction 2 Change Publishing LLC. Just Duléa received her B.B.A. in Business Law and Accounting from the University of Miami and her M.F.A. in Creative Writing (poetry) from San Francisco State University. She is presently pursuing a PhD in African American & African Diaspora Studies at IU Bloomington. Her other titles include, What Really Happened to Cyrano: The Untold Story of Cyrano de Bergerac (2015), A Poetic Expression of Change (2015), and S.W.A.G. – Saved With Amazing Grace (2016). Connect with her via IG/Facebook/Twitter: @JustDulea, or via www.conviction2change.com/justdulea. This title is available via Amazon, Kindle, and the Conviction 2 Change Publishing Store. Cover Design: KDL Creative Consulting |
Author - Sarai W.
Author - Just Duléa
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