Overview
In What I Know ... Poems of Life, Y.B. Taylor provides readers ... insight to being black in America, the comprehensive "charge" of being a woman, the challenge of facing the unknown, and a little something to talk about. From a Middle Passage journey across turbulent seas through apocalyptic times, from second class citizenship to a proclamation of "Yes, We Can," Y.B. Taylor's What I Know ... Poems of Life reflects her interpretations of life as well as the gratification she gets from writing and commanding the English language. In What I Know ... Poems of Life, "It's a Colored Thang " will bring a smile to readers who remember the 1950s and 1960s when Nadinola, Dixie Peach and Ed Sullivan were staples in black households. An individual of few spoken words, Y.B. Taylor's What I Know ... Poems of Life exposes a depth and side of her persona that even those who 'think they know her' will find enlightening, intriguing, and endearing.
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- ISBN-13: 9781438970073
- ISBN-10: 1438970072
- Publisher: Authorhouse
- Publish Date: April 2009
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.15 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.23 pounds
- Page Count: 64
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