LOST BETWEEN RHYME & REASON is a collection of more than 30 Black-conscious, political, historical, revolutionary, spiritual, esoteric, love & life poems. This is not your ordinary book of poetry! It's full of beautifully selected photos (some contributed by Angelica Salazar & E. Dawson- Bey) & artwork by comic book illustrator/designer, Charrs Banks. Each poem appears on the page in a very creati...ve & eye-catching layout. The fonts, lettering & type-style were meticulously chosen to reflect the individual personality of each poem to give the reader even more of an enjoyable ride as they take a journey inside the heart, soul & mind of the author as he paints a mental mural to express & convey the array of deep emotion, undeniable imagery & exacting intellect contained in each poem of the book.

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EVOLUTIONARY SUICIDE is the sequeling installment to & continues the creatively innovative precedent of LOST BETWEEN RHYME & REASON. EVOLUTIONARY SUICIDE is a collection of more than 30 Black-conscious, political, revolutionary, spiritual, esoteric, love & life poems. It's full of beautiful photos some of-which donated again by Angelica Salazar & hand-sketched artwork by comic book designer Charrs Banks . Each poem appears on the page in an originative & eye-catching layout. The fonts, lettering & type-style were meticulously chosen to reflect the individual personality of each poem. Giving the reader even more of an enjoyable ride as they take a journey inside the heart, soul & mind of the author as he paints a mental mural to express & convey the array of deep emotion, undeniable imagery & exacting intellect contained in each poem of the book.

 

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SHADES OF LOVE: EVOLUTIONARY POEMS, PROSES & PONDERINGS is the 3rd book of poetry by Jasiri S.M. wa Uhuru and a collection of the close to 40 love, life, spiritual & erotic poems contained in his 1st two books, LOST BETWEEN RHYME & REASON and EVOLUTIONARY SUICIDE. It's full of beautiful photos some graciously donated by models E. Dawson- Bey & Indira Adia Uhuru, photographer & world traveler, Angelica Salazar & artwork by graphic novel illustrator, Charrs Banks. Each poem appears on the page in a very creative & eye-catching layout. The fonts, lettering & type-style were chosen to reflect the individual personality of each poem to give the reader even more of an enjoyable ride as they take a journey inside the heart, soul & mind of the author as he paints a mental mural to express & convey the array of deep emotion, undeniable imagery & exacting intellect in each poem. In addition, SHADES OF LOVE includes a number of my brief but detailed & thought provoking personal views & understandings & ponderings on love, life, spiritual evolution etc. The author has over 20 years of experience with writing, reciting & performing poetry as well as conducting mentoring, creative writing & poeTherapy workshops. He is available for workshops, performances, recordings anthologies, book signings etc.

Other Books by Author~

LOST BETWEEN RHYME & REASON (2012)
EVOLUTIONARY SUICIDE (2013)
THROUGH TWO BLACK EYES: REVOLUTIONARY POEMS, PROSE & PONDERINGS (2013)

Contact Information~

Facebook Id- Jasiri Shujah-Mfalme wa
Uhuru (RebelLion Poet)
www.jasiriuhuru.com
jasiriuhuru@gmail.com

Bumbling & Humming

I don't have or want a big new car,
an extravagant home...
dont care to wear the latest fashion of clothes,
expensive jewelry or stay up-to-date with music, sports or tv shows...
I dont do these things to be anti-anything.
I dont do them because Im being me
& they arent important to me.
This world sees value in scarcity because those who run it
want every bit they can get.
Theirs, yours & mine...
I find value in abundance
or at the very least having juuuuuuust enough... Like
air
water
earth
light from the Sun
plant life
smiles on the faces
& the rocks,
I see
on the side of the road
when on my daily run...

The various shapes the wind contorts clouds to make
or the everso slight light peeking through pin-holes
in nights vast curtain of darkness...
The way the trees sway,
my very own 'private dancer',
romancingly prancing only for me...
they shed their leaves
somewhere lost in the breeze,
baring the gifts
nature has blessed them with...
The quiet before
just as much as the chaos during
the storm...
the flow
like the synaptic spark of original thought being born...

I value clear motivations & well chosen words...
the scientifically impossibility in the flight of bumble bees & humming birds.
I value well written books with well aged rum...
I value well crafted poetry & the beat of a nice drum...
I value locs, tattoos & a good laugh...
the simply complexity yet absolute rhythm of math,
individuality, creativity & reality.
I value the way my daughters say 'Daddy'
with an adoration, unequaled.
I value principled people...
truth & love; unsequeled.
I value women, gorgeous women
who don't kNow or care how gorgeous they are...
because they're too busy keeping & losing count
of the grains of sand they have on their left hand...
Why?
I don't know why, its just her rhyme...
but its seems pretty damn important
to her at the time...
What in this world could be more valued than that?