Black Woman's Fire: A Poetic Voice to Resilience, Liberation, and Legacy

By: Smith, John David

Black Woman's Fire: A Poetic Voice to Resilience, Liberation, and Legacy is not merely a collection of poems-it is a witness.

A witness to the sacred strength Black women have carried across generations.

A witness to the quiet battles fought behind closed doors and the loud victories history often forgets to name.

A witness to the fire that refuses to be extinguished.

Through layered, soul-stirring verse, this collection journeys through identity, inheritance, pain, power, and becoming. Each poem gives language to what has too often been held in silence-honoring the hands that raised us, the wounds that shaped us, and the voices that refused to be buried.

This work does not rush past struggle; it sits in it, listens to it, and draws meaning from its depths. It explores the intersections of womanhood, race, faith, and resilience with reverence and truth. From whispered prayers to unspoken grief, from generational memory to present-day courage, every page carries both fire and tenderness.

Rooted in cultural memory and spiritual reflection, Black Woman's Fire speaks to the legacy of women who have endured, who have built, who have loved beyond limitation-and who continue to rise.

This is for the woman who has had to be strong too long.

For the daughter learning the language of her own worth.

For the grandmother whose story still breathes through her bloodline.

And for anyone willing to listen...

to the sound of survival becoming song.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H28C3CDF
• ISBN13: 9798950061080
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Scribe & Canvas Publishing LLC
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"