BY LURESSA HEIDELBERG

“Breaking Silence…” is food for the soul, touching the human core that lies beneath the barriers of race and religion. In this debut collection of strong and moving verse, the voice that leaps from the pages can be heard even in silence; weaving a tapestry of themes dealing with spirituality, life, love, and loss that captures intense emotions of the human experience while honoring the legacy of an awesome ancestry and offers inspiration to all who read it. 

These works propound riveting descriptions such as the creation of the African American woman in “To Be.”  One can bear witness to the pain, confusion, and transformation that come with survival in our society as in “Entrapment” or reflect upon changes endured by a woman of color while fulfilling the role of mother, wife, daughter, sister, lover and poet in “African Queen.”  As you read “The Griot,” line upon line, you’ll be captivated by the emotional truths of a dark past contained herein that sheds light on a promising tomorrow. 

This collection of reflections is the beginning…