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Brassbones & Rainbows

The Collected Works of Shirley Bradley LeFlore

With a Foreword by Amina Baraka and an Introduction by Gabrielle David

Distributed for 2Leaf Press

Brassbones & Rainbows

The Collected Works of Shirley Bradley LeFlore

With a Foreword by Amina Baraka and an Introduction by Gabrielle David
BRASSBONES & RAINBOWS is the debut poetry collection of Shirley Bradley LeFlore, an oral poet and?performance artist from St. Louis, Missouri who has been on the scene for over five decades. While LeFlore tackles social, political and cultural issues with a profound love for humanity, she also provides insight into self-identity, inner-strength, beauty and faith. A literary griot, LeFlore shares the fabric of verse through jazz, blues and gospel music. Blending realism with lyricism that is interspersed with humor, these short and accessible verses flow in an easy going, smooth and soothing Southern American dialect mixed with African American Vernacular English -- its intensity changing from poem to poem -- with words serving as musical notes. BRASSBONES & RAINBOWS is a stunning testament to Shirley Bradley LeFlore, a story singer whose words will certainly roll off your tongue.

120 pages | 6 x 9 | © 2013

Poetry


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