Check the Rhyme: An Anthology of Female Poets & Emcees is a cross-generational volume of poetry, featuring the work of 50 thought provoking and inspirational women writers, lyricists and spoken word artists from diverse cultures and backgrounds. Check the Rhyme features eighteen chapters, revealing poetry that is a representation of both emerging and established poets who write on a variety of themes including: beauty and self esteem; empowerment for youth; hip hop culture; love relationships; the memory and meaning of home; the state of our society; Hurricane Katrina’s impact; artistic and political contributions of legendary artists; healing from violence; and more. The pages of Check the Rhyme are filled with insights, experiences and challenges of women who walk the warrior path, intending to shape the world with the passion that fuels their dreams.
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Professional Reviews
Michelle Sewell, Editor, Growing Up Girl: An Anthology (GirlChild Press)
Check the Rhyme is a lesson in remembering to breathe. These sister warrior writings will squeeze until you feel!
Tachelle Shamash Wilkes, Editor/Founder, Femmixx.com
Check the Rhyme weaves the life experience of womanhood through the power of words with a hip hop twist. Here is a page turner that has a hold on the heart.
This collection of poetry addresses the nature of time, reflections on the natural world, the difficulty of loss,
contemporary social issues and gratitude for life.
A people’s heart can be found in their poetic words. In history men and women have stood firmly upon their soapboxes and street corners, rallying the deepest beliefs of people to rise up and be heard. The poetrypages.com has offered that voice a new
