Mother to Son: Poems

by Latorial Faison

Overview

Latorial Faison's MOTHER TO SON is a march on truth and justice that does so with poetic protest and a profound storytelling that lyrically speaks to and about the racial, social, economic, and political issues at hand. Mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters will find the boldness and passion with which Faison speaks in this collection liberating. Flying on the wings and words of those who came before her, Faison calls readers to action, to remembrance, and to hope, faith, and love with this collection. It's filled with the richness of an African American history rooted in tragedy and triumph. This book is a freedom song pointing readers toward a new hope, a new life, a new kind of liberation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538016442
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	02/09/2017
Edition description:	Hardback with Dust Jacket ed.
Pages:	78
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Dr. Latorial Faison is an African American poet, author, and educator from Virginia who has published over fourteen books, including The Missed Education of the Negro, Love Poems, the 28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History trilogy, Immaculate Perceptions, Secrets of My Soul, and children's books, Kendall's Golf Lesson and 100 Poems You Can Write. Faison has been published in literary magazines and outlets all across the US and abroad. This twenty-eight year military spouse has taught college English for over twenty-five years in the US and abroad. This collection is a continuation of Faison's exploration of cultural, social, economic, and political issues through poetry. This time, she speaks to African American sons and mothers everywhere very poignantly about the racial days gone by and the racial reckoning ahead.