In a provocative and thought-provoking anthology, Joy Ofili takes readers on a compelling journey through time with her intense poetry in the debut release "Poison: I No Longer Retreat". With pieces such as "Golden Africa", "Marginalized", and "The Devil's Demise", Joy raises the bar of conscious black poetry. Featuring 75 original poems, topics in "Poison" include: race, colonization, triumph, freedom, war, pride, and acceptance.
"Poison" is a book of life's struggles, of life's pain, of its joy, and of its ongoing cycle of transition. "Poison" takes readers on a quest toward liberation from fear, pessimism, and self-doubt. It provides readers with a foundation of empowering words and affirmations with a poetic twist. It gives people, from all walks of life, the tools to disarm the many detractors that have consistently aimed to keep them trapped instead of free, dependent instead of able, and afraid instead of courageous....More >< Less