Released on = January 17, 2007, 3:34 pm

Press Release Author = Joy Ofili Enterprises

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Press Release Summary = January 15, 2007

Press Release Body = FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

A Taste of \"Poison\"

New York, NY-January 2007(Joy Ofili Enterprises)

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, The Devil's
Demise, and Colonization of Black Thought, 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.

Poison is currently available at: www.lulu.com/poetrybyjoy

Book Chapters:
I. Panther Power II. Africa, Stand Up! III. Freedom Led IV.
Harlem Bred
V. Allure VI. The Final Chapter


BOOK EXCERPT:
Golden Africa

It did not start with colonial times
Prior to that the gold flawlessly shined
It did not start with physical captivity
Prior to that there was immense prosperity
See the world was watching as the torch was lit
It traveled from the North to the South of the continent
The people were systematically taking things higher and higher
Until the idle ones came and burned the entire land with fire
And today the Western world wants to know what is going on
Somehow they got historic amnesia,
Don't know where civilization was born

Joy Ofili

Joy Ofili Enterprises
New York, N.Y.
Email: poisonbooks@yahoo.com
www.lulu.com/poetrybyjoy
www.myspace.com/poetrybyjoy

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