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Unique in its poetic style, this book of poems contains some the most honest and personal poems ever written.  With such soul-bearing pieces as “The Image I See” and “Self Worth” or the hauntingly poetic “Bitter Fruit” and “Who Knows Of The Wilted Rose”

 

 

The Poet Speaks In Black 

By Terry O'Neal

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Her poems are reflective of African American culture and at the same time underscore our universal humanity.

--Dr. Kevin Starr, State Librarian of California

The Poet Speaks In Black is a rich volume of rhythmic, free-verse poetry by Terry O’Neal, an emotional, talented, and compelling female writer. Encouraging dreams, pondering life, and stretching past the horizons of the mind, The Poet Speaks In Black is highly enjoyable reading whether aloud at a microphone or quietly at home.

--THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW, www.midwestbookreview.com

Just when we are finally catching our breath from her first book of poems, Motion Sickness, Terry a. O’Neal takes us on yet another emotional journey in The Poet Speaks In Black. 

Unique in its poetic style, this book of poems contains some the most honest and personal poems ever written.  With such soul-bearing pieces as “The Image I See” and “Self Worth” or the hauntingly poetic “Bitter Fruit” and “Who Knows Of The Wilted Rose,” O’Neal grabs you by your heartstrings and won’t let go until her poems have left a permanent mark on your soul.

With thematic variety, O’Neal runs the gamut - for the casual reader there’s “Ella Mae’s Bear” and “Word Of Mouth.”  For the socially conscious there’s “M.E. Mississippi Blue.”  And for the abstract and artsy there’s “Contrary” and “Mind Games.”

O’Neal constructs her poems as if she were a sculptor, carefully choosing each and every word – making her poems three-dimensional and astonishingly real.  She is arguably one of the most important African American writers of our time.

--D. Gossett / DEG Graphics, Los Angeles, California

 

 
 
Terry A O'Neal--1.jpg Terry O'Neal -- Author of Motion Sickness, The Poet Speaks In Black, Ev'ry Little Soul, and the upcoming novel Sweet Lavender.

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Phone: 866-552-2211            email: mpublishing@emai.com www.terryoneal.com       terryo@poetic.com                                 

 

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