Still Living on my Feet is the follow up to Tichaona Chinyelu’s first book, In the Whirlwind, which was rooted in a sense of hard-hitting revolutionary black love. However, in this sophomore effort, Tichaona brings the revolutionary essence from deep
Poetry is the vehicle to allow the soul to reach it's peak, not just articulation of language, vernacular of words we speak.
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Our poetry is a collaboration by father and daughter, affirming our family bond and appreciation for the love of poetry. My Daddy My Daughter-Words in motion offers a candid glimpse at our intimate and personal expressions, with a degree of social outcry, real and imagined observations about life. When Aja writes she uses her pen to Meta-Morph her feelings into poetry. Aja’s eloquent poem Words from the unspoken generation, tells of the struggles the youth of today are facing, how they are constantly fighting to be what their parents want. Aja tells all who will listen; today’s younger generation is lost for a myriad of reasons and are in need of help. My voice my poetry my sword is the reason I write. “Poetry is the vehicle to allow The soul to reach its peak, Not just articulation of the language, Vernacular of words we speak”. Wesley Allen Mack Authors Biography: Wesley Allen Mack, born in Philadelphia, Pa., was a member of the U.S.M.C. and worked in Banking through 1995. Iridescent Waters is my solo book of poetry, and is now available everywhere online.
Birth Place
Philadelphia, PA USA
Accomplishments
Poetices.com Poet of the month September,2006. Received several awards for various poems submitted to poetry forums. Article written about 1st book of poetry My Daddy My Daughter-Words in Motion 2005.