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Books by Latorial Faison
Secrets of My Soul: A Collection of Poetry /
Immaculate Perceptions
28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History I /
28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History
II
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Chaos
By Latorial Faison From
the depths
of a mean spirited world
where love realizes hate
becomes us
and tears away
just eats away at us
human souls rot to the core
and I, with my bible reading self,
stand too confused about what to make of this
the here and now
the afterlife
as I'm faced with fears of immortality
red blood in blue veins
running on time
while life stands still at the creation of war
and the cremation of peace
with books, words, ethics,
money and motions,
potions, philosophies,
solutions and sayings
and the earth spins
minute by minute
into a sordid, confusing ideology
to greet the dutiful chosen
who have challenged life
defining it, maligning it, pretending to give it
then taking it away
those tongues of fire
that preach to us
without leading us souls
along the way
and I stand so . . .
commanded by thoughts
of living --in today's chaos-- without a soul.posted 10 September 2005 |
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Latorial Faison,
a native of Courtland, VA, studied English and Religious
Studies at the University of Virginia and VA TECH. Faison
has been writing poetry since adolescence, but in March 2000
she walked onto the literary scene as the founding editor of
Poetically Speaking, a globally read online poetry
magazine. In 2001 Faison's first book collection of poems,
Secrets of My Soul, was published. This collection
set the stage for what would follow in later publications
such as
Immaculate Perceptions in 2003, and two collections,
28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History I (2006)
and
28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History II (
2008).
Faison has been
published in various literary journals, magazines,
anthologies, and online publications. She has been published
in the US and abroad in the following: Anointed Magazine,
Whispers of Inspiration, The Digital Drum
sponsored by BET, Facets Literary Magazine,
RiverSedge, The Nubian Chronicles, Seeker
Magazine, Timbooktu, The Taj Mahal Review,
Red River Review, and many other venues.
Latorial's story "On
Good Ground" is featured in the 2003 NAACP winner,
Keeping the Faith, a collection of nonfiction essays on
love, courage, healing and hope from Black America edited by
Tavis Smiley. Her work has also received notice on radio
shows like The Tom Joyner Morning Show and PowerTalkFM.com.
She has taught for
various colleges and universities in the U.S. Currently,
Faison is an Online Instructor for DeVry University.
Latorial Faison is currently accepting speaking engagements
as well as opportunities to appear and read poetry. For
information on upcoming events, visit the EVENTS page of
this site. Invite Latorial Faison, Poet & Author, to your
next community, church, school, college, or university
event.
http://latorial.faithweb.com/Biography.html
Visit her online at
http://www.latorialfaison.com/
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updated 9 July 2011 |
