now that I'm here: lyrics from the mud to the sun

by Brook Blander, Lenore Simon (Editor)

Overview

now that Im here is a story filled with the joy and pain of remembrance, and the glory of a journey to the sun. Like the lotus flower, the roots of poetess, Brook Blander, settle in the muddy waters of her past. These seven chapters rearrange the mind and reach for the deepest regions of the heart. The product of a rape and molestation, the collection opens in The Basement of moist walls, singing blues and the marks the end, and the beginning of two souls. Hanging Moss is a meal to remember those gone during a season of unjust killings. Waiting for Tomorrow tells of a child deprived and Girl of a life of growth and acceptance. Making You tells of the desperation for and need for love while A Getting Society shows how selfish behaviors and laziness are inherited. It tells they are passed on in a predetermined roap map and in the end a choice must be made to continue or derail. Good Morning, Dew is an aubade and truth is sought in I Wanna Taste The Sun as it screams to explore and challenge all that is supposedly known. In I Want To Ask You Something, the burden of generational curses is described and the non-accountability of the careless transfer of them are exposed. The collection is filled with fury and a desperation to unfold. It is the story of the journey of a soul, a lotus flower, from a dark beginning into the rays of the warm sun and the pains, and joys of the emergence.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015982916
Publisher:	ebonyLotus Creatives Xpressions & Publishing
Publication date:	05/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	94
File size:	502 KB

About the Author

Liken to the waves of the ocean in her hometown of Savannah, GA, Brook Blander, is a force of nature. At the tender age of five, she penned her first story and has since matured into an author, poetess, publisher, lecturer, teacher and mentor. Honesty, passion and the power of words are her weapons to proclaim love, profess healing and calm the unrest in the souls of the lost. Her personal movement includes the restoration of the hearts and spirits of women wounded by violence. Thus, she is a compassionate philanthropist to the cause. Her proudest of all accomplishments is being a mother and partner in love. She lives in Michigan where she continues to write, lecture and manage her companies.

Editorial Reviews

Born as a result of rape and nurtured by the physical and verbal abuse of the great-grandmother that raised her, Brook Blander has nevertheless managed to cleanse her life of the mud of her birth and childhood to rise to the sun. Her most recent book and comments, now that I'm here: lyrics from the mud to the sun, wisely avoids the details of her past, leaving the reader to read between the lines.

Naomi Long Madgett

now that I'm here: lyrics from the mud to the sun is a wonderful introduction to a new voice in poetry. I am delighted to be introduced.

Nikki Giovanni

now that I'm here is liberation for broken spirits. Thank you for turning on the light in the basement and unsealing our lips and showing us how to feel the sun.
Moving, essential, classic.

Kimberly Perdue-Sims

The essence of a new beginning appears in ones mind as you read the works of a poised poet. Refreshing. Creative. A true narrative in its own forum. Anyone who has ever felt broken and longed for the puzzle pieces of life to fit, this book will be life affirming.

Patrice Watley-Hall