In a provocative and thought-provoking anthology, Joy Ofili takes readers on a compelling journey through time with her intense poetry in the debut release "Poison: I No Longer Retreat". With pieces such as Golden Africa, The Devil's Demise, and Colonization of Black Thought, Joy raises the bar of conscious black poetry. Featuring 75 original poems, topics in "Poison" include: race, colonization, triumph, freedom, war, pride, and acceptance.
"Poison" is a book of life\'s struggles, of life\'s pain, of its joy, and of its ongoing cycle of transition. "Poison" takes readers on a quest toward liberation from fear, pessimism, and self-doubt. It provides readers with a foundation of empowering words and affirmations with a poetic twist. It gives people, from all walks of life, the tools to disarm the many detractors that have consistently aimed to keep them trapped instead of free, dependent instead of able, and afraid instead of courageous.
Poison is currently available at: www.lulu.com/poetrybyjoy
Book Chapters: I. Panther Power II. Africa, Stand Up! III. Freedom Led IV. Harlem Bred V. Allure VI. The Final Chapter
BOOK EXCERPT: Golden Africa
It did not start with colonial times Prior to that the gold flawlessly shined It did not start with physical captivity Prior to that there was immense prosperity See the world was watching as the torch was lit It traveled from the North to the South of the continent The people were systematically taking things higher and higher Until the idle ones came and burned the entire land with fire And today the Western world wants to know what is going on Somehow they got historic amnesia, Don't know where civilization was born
Joy Ofili
Joy Ofili Enterprises New York, N.Y. Email: poisonbooks@yahoo.com www.lulu.com/poetrybyjoy www.myspace.com/poetrybyjoy
2012
