Rivers... and Other Blackness ...Between us

By d'bi.young anitafrika

In this second collection of poetry from d'bi.young.anitafrika, over 40 new works in rivers... show the complexities of a powerful womban - her passion, tenderness, intelligence, militance and jubilation written on every page.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889614636
• ISBN13: 9780889614635
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Womens Pr
• Length: 97 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.3" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Poems of Love Truly Written from the Heart and Mind

d'bi.young.anitafrika's words flow forceful, gushing and free on African Diaspora issues and educate the reader through rivers...and other blackness...between us. d'bi tells these story-like poems with the passion, wisdom and flow of the ancestral African griots of old. I absolutely love the way she flows into the patois of her native Jamaica--it gives the poetry a strong feel with ties that join the contemporary with the faith and advice that one would hear from an elder. For example, the piece titled, "foolishness." This poem is written in the flow of the Jamaican dialect and "schools" the importance on how the black race must find a strategy and solutions to make a revolution. "We need nuff strategy, fi find a solution, nuff strategy fi mek revolushun." These words ring strong and beautiful. The reader gets this consistency, this pleasurable and educational flow of words and wisdom throughout the entire book. The wheels in my brain continued to churn. My energies within continued to burn as the words of this great poet resonated throughout me. I give this read two thumbs up and highly recommend it to TRUE lovers of poetry and those who seek power and wisdom through poetic words. Reviewed by Coulee Eidos APOOO BookClub