Urban Poetry
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Chapters in the Book:
Good-Byes: Odes to the end of intimacy with a loved one
Breaking Up: A painful, specific, and deliberate action, taken to extract oneself from the other.
Love: You wake up thinking about how happy you feel. You experience an Inner Glow, Heat without flames; You feel different. You're in Love!
Bitterness: At times, we need to vent our anger and frustrations, and allow our inner demons to have their way.
Street Blues: Bold, unashamed, crude, low down, and nasty poetry. They represent my Blues, my erotic feelings, and my pure animalistic emotions.
Free to Be Me: I've been through a lot, and finally have risen to a sense of self. I am free to be me.
Hodge-Podge: My cornucopia of thoughts, feelings, observations, etc.
The Male Esteem: Men can be cruel, whiny, ego-tripping souls. They have their own vision of life. They love themselves. They rarely understand women. This chapter is a salute to men, because, despite their faults, I love them All.
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About the Book
Urban Poetry is a collection of 60 poems that express the fiery emotions ("A Waste of Time") and bittersweet opinions ("Rude People") of an African-American woman who has experienced the extremes of ecstasy ("Man So Fine") and disappointments with men ("Fall is Not a Season"), along with the stress of living life in an urban city ("Metro Spit").
Author Carolyn Gibson's poetry further chronicles her exploration of self-empowerment ("Mind Power"), and shows the appreciation and admiration she has for the spiritual challenges between men and women ("Truth Freed Me").
Carolyn's observations of relationships, extreme behavior, and the constant struggle to maintain a sense of self have been chronicled in "Urban Poetry". From her "Once a Week Blues" to her "Celebration of Men", Carolyn's poems will stimulate and persuade you to read this book over and over again.
About the Author
Carolyn Gibson has written poetry since grade school, and chronicles her best work in this debut poetry book. She has also written a novel and a self-help book on choosing a good tenant.
Carolyn has a web site at www.Carolynscorner.com. She lives and writes in her hometown of Boston, Massachusetts.