Poetry

About the Book

Susie’s Corner is an inspirational collection of poems. Written to inspire each and every one who reads these words. It is with hope that they touch those in need of an uplifting moment or someone who is looking for an encouragement. I hope these poems give hope and joy to anyone seeking it. May those needing comfort, find it within these pages. May God bless you all.

About the Author

Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, I was raised in a loving Christian home where Jesus was a well-known man. I am retired from Clemson University. I am a mother of two, grandmother of one, great grandmother of one and one on the way. My hobbies include crafts and listening to a variety of music such as gospel, country and oldies, and my passion for writing poetry. God has blessed me so much with my poems and I am so grateful for His inspirations in writing my four books.

About the Book
I wrote my first poem one night in Atlanta, Georgia in March, 1984. That was the night I fell in love with my imagination. Writing poetry allowed me to understand my most intimate thoughts and feelings. Thoughts and feelings that were mine alone until I wrote them and shared them with my readers.

Over the years there have been many ideas and feelings. Feelings about God, pain, joy, love and the Black reality. Through my writing, I hope that my readers will discover something unknown to them and enlightening to their minds.

About the Author
Dadisi Mwende Netifnet, born Marvin Leroy Alston is the proud son of Anna Mae and the late Elijah Alston, Sr. Dadisi was born in Charleston, South Carolina. Throughout the years, he has been in an intense struggle to improve his art of writing. He has read his poetry in many cities throughout the United States, Windsor, Canada, and in Africa, Egypt, Senegal, Gambia, and Freeport, Grand Bahamas.
In 2002, Dadisi Mwende Netifnet was awarded the Shakespeare Trophy of Excellence and the 2002 Poet of the Year Gold Medallion by the Famous Poets Society. In 2004 he donated the gold medallion to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, Michigan. Dadisi resides in Houston, TX. He has written seven books. Look for him at area poetry readings or arrange for him to read to your group or get one of all of his publications for your library. You will be uplifted and delighted.

About the Book

This book shows the poetic journey and testament of overcoming many struggles which all humans have. The passion for writing the book was fuelled by how we strive in our daily walk to serve God, from whence all his blessings flow. The testimonies within these vibrant verses represents all the miracles witnessed by the author, from watching his parents serve God, work hard and provide for their family. This book shows how grateful the author is for all the abundant blessings that they’ve
done for him.

About the Author

Born and raised in California, Richard Stamper hails from Menlo Park, CA, although the Stamper’s family footprints can be traced all across America, and are well rooted throughout Georgia and Florida, where his family originated. He is, first and foremost, a child of God and a long-time member of Mount Olive A.O.H. Church of God Inc. Richard’s poetry journey began when he was about nine years old and has led him to pen hundreds of poems about life, love, inspiration and God. This book is dedicated to his parents in honour of the longevity of their love. He gives God all the glory for his story, and hopes you’ve enjoyed it.

About the Book
It was divided into three main parts in which the first part is about author’s life in the United State, the second is about thoughts and philosophical ideas, and the third part is about author’s life back in her homeland, Vietnam. Each part contains poems that describe events, situations and emotions or feelings accompanied to each of the poem. They include daily life’s small events such as going to shop, to school and to church to big events such as life-changing experiences of living under the North Vietnam’s communist regime. Emotions range from happy feelings due to pleasant living conditions in the US to sad and upset or angry feelings due to the poorness and oppressions resulted in bad economic conditions due to the ruling dictatorship of the communists. Somewhere in between the two opposite part I and III is part II in which there is a change in thoughts and ideas because it concentrates on some philosophy-related ideas and conception-related ideas. In short, author wants to show activities in two different life’s settings, one in her native country, Vietnam, and the other in her new, secondary country, the US.

About the Author
Born in Saigon City, the Capital of Republic of South Vietnam before 1975; however, it was defeated and occupied by the North Vietnam’s communists in 1975 when the author was a ninth-grade student in public school. Having lived several years under the poor economic conditions and under the restricted ruling of the communist regime, she tried to get out of Vietnam, and finally in 1981, she was admitted into the United Stated through the humanitarian assistance of the United Nations’ political program ODP for family reunions and for refugee settlings. In 1985, Hongvan graduated from a two-year college with an AA degree in computer studies, and in 2006, a BA degree in English Literature major and a philosophy minor. Before publishing her own books, her poems were seen in the anthologies published by Noble House, International library of Poetry, Poetryfest Press and Famous Poets. Hongvan also has published another poetry book, Crossing Places, under her pseudonym Ernestine Cowalton .

About the Book
It plays with external forms of Poetry since poems are usually divided into stanzas with certain groups of lines. It also concentrates on rhymes, different types of rhyme schemes. Other techniques such as figures of speech like metaphor and simile are also used in the poems of this book. For the voice of the poems, readers will find it is not always the author’s voice, especially in the lyrics or personas in which the speakers who expresses intense personal emotions are characters created by the author to tell different stories and may not share the values of the actual author.

About the Author
Born in Saigon City, the Capital of Republic of South Vietnam before 1975; however, it was defeated and occupied by the North Vietnam’s communists in 1975 when the author was a ninth-grade student in public school. Having lived several years under the poor economic conditions and under the restricted ruling of the communist regime, she tried to get out of Vietnam, and finally in 1981, she was admitted into the United Stated through the humanitarian assistance of the United Nations’ political program ODP for family reunions and for refugee settlings. In 1985, Hongvan graduated from a two-year college with an AA degree in computer studies, and in 2006, a BA degree in English Literature major and a philosophy minor. Before publishing her own books, her poems were seen in the anthologies published by Noble House, International library of Poetry, Poetry fest Press and Famous Poets.