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Evening Street: The Beginning
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Excerpt from Esther is on the Rise
I have seen your face before,
I was the one knocking at your door.
All of my attempts you would only ignore,
Now I’m the one whom you adore.
Remember when the school bells
Use to chime?
I was the skinny girl in the lunch line
Sanctified girl I was called at times,
With my eyes on you, you were totally fine.
But, you wanted the more popular girl in school.
The one whom all the guys did do.
Last time I heard she left you!
And you thought her love for you was totally true.
Now, you want the chance
to get next to me.
Honey, do I look that naive?
I’ve been to college, yes a Master’s Degree,
majored in The Mind of Trick-o-nometry!
So please, don’t come to me with your reasons why
I’ve been over you for quite some time
I’m not that innocent girl whom you made cry.
I realize my popularity comes from inside.
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About the Book
You will find Sabrina Dennard’s Jumbalaya genre of poetry to be hilarious and ethically motivating. To hear her perform and to read her book will always keep you in the moment of her performance. It’s jazzy, it’s bluesy and it’s funky!
You have not cracked your side and kicked your heels until you have read the book and heard her perform Extra, Extra! Read All About It! Evening Street: The Beginning. Her poems, “Ms. Sally Sue,” “Down At The Salon,” “Howard Jones Barbershop,” are just a few that will brighten your girls night out or kickin it with the fellas!
Sabrina includes art from her father’s collection. Her father, Ernest Dennard Sr. was requested by former President Jimmy Carter to embellish the walls with his art in the Georgia Telephone Rural Museum. He was elated when Sabrina requested his art be placed in her book. Her mother, Etheron Dennard, chose the cover for the book. Sabrina proves it’s a family affair whether on Evening Street or in the home of the Dennards!
About the Author
“The Queen has created a new genre, modernizing the lessons we love to learn.”
—Kia Richardson
Sabrina Angela “The Queen” Dennard, was born in Fort Lauderdale, FL in 1972. She is a graduate of Crisp County High School and Grantham University. She is also the founder of Pink Linen’s Jook Joint Entertainment.
In addition to the title author and poet, Dennard also holds the name songwriter, artist, and actor. She has been writing and performing for 22 years. Her love for the arts has carried her throughout the country, embodying countless characters. She has written nearly 46 short stories, composed about 42 songs, and performed in several stage plays, including her latest performance, Today’s Black Woman Magazine’s 15th Anniversary.
Dennard currently resides in Greenwood, Mississippi, where she is completing her 14th year of service to the United States Army. She is a mother of four and grandmother of two.
The Queen believes in the “as a man thinketh in his heart” theory, noting the law of attraction and its continued effort to give us the desires of our heart and the energy created therein. She strives to “bring enlightenment to our society through poetry, laughter, love, togetherness” by way of the characters who create her stories. She has done just that with Evening Street: The Beginning.