Mother to Son: Poems

American Hip Hop artist, Nas, penned the lyrics, “If I ruled the world, I’d free all my sons.” Poet and author, Latorial Faison, attempts to do just that in this radically passionate collection of some of her most prolific poems to date.
With Mother to Son, Faison paints pictures of the complex world that awaits; she writes of some of America’s darkest stains and its deepest pains, of how the present is shaped by a tragic history of systemic racism and oppression. Faison challenges mothers, sons, all of us to keep up this imperative fight in this daily war so increasingly laced with inner conflict, foundational challenges, social injustice, and inequality.
These 40 poems render a glimpse into the tumultuous life experiences that have caused this poet to evolve and pour out pieces of the African American spirit in Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, Count Cullen, and Nikki Giovanni style.
Readers will gain a sense of primary, yet pivotal moments that often become the very foundations on which we stand.
Recalling the words, ideas, and the spirits of literary icons, such as James Baldwin, Lucille Clifton, Maya Angelou, and Amiri Baraka, Faison rhythmically galvanizes readers to hope, to resilience, to faith, to sankofa. Every now and then a book comes along that changes the way we see our world and helps to fuel social change. Mother to Son is one of those books. It is a contemporary march on humanity, a poetic protest, a profoundly lyrical plea, a storytelling that draws us all to the intersection of race, gender, culture, and politics in America.

Mothers, sons, and daring readers the world over– all will find the boldness and passion with which Faison pens this analysis of life as she’s experienced it both moving and stirring. This book is complete with wisdom and a very rich heritage of the contributions and the legacy Africans have created in America. It sings freedom song after freedom song to a tune that readers are sure to both embrace and lift their voices. Mother to Son is a must-read; it’s uplifting and ushers readers into a renewed or continued sense of purpose, responsibility, and self-worth.
Faison has penned a collection that is stunning, valuable, and profoundly necessary. This book is a mother to son, woman to mankind “call to action.”

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Faison, Latorial
Published: 02/03/2017
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781543025118
Pages: 78
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d