Today's Hidden Gem, Digging For Roots, is one of my favorite collections of poetry. If you read the Amazon reviews you'll understand why.
There's so much in Kiana Davis's Digging For Roots. A broken heart healing with every word penned and read on the author's journey, a chord through many life times, truth delivered in a way that reached my heart, all shared with a smooth poetic eloquence. I can't recommend her poetry enough. Digging For Roots should be required reading for every American, especially in these days of tumultuous misunderstandings and increasing tensions around matters of race.
In Kiana's own words, "As a little girl, I drew some harsh conclusions about Black America because of the lack of black dolls on toy store shelves. In my mind, every black doll looked just like me. Whenever my mother took me shopping and the store was out of black dolls, somehow I came to believe that if black dolls were unimportant- so was I. Growing up, I carried the belief that black little girls didn't matter. It wasn't until attending a historical black college and reading Malcolm X that I realized the truth about who I was and where I came from. This book of poetry is the story of my journey digging for roots and finding love for not only myself but my heritage."
Kiana Davis can be found at Kiana Davis' Poetry Page and http://www.poeticawakenings.com/
There's so much in Kiana Davis's Digging For Roots. A broken heart healing with every word penned and read on the author's journey, a chord through many life times, truth delivered in a way that reached my heart, all shared with a smooth poetic eloquence. I can't recommend her poetry enough. Digging For Roots should be required reading for every American, especially in these days of tumultuous misunderstandings and increasing tensions around matters of race.
In Kiana's own words, "As a little girl, I drew some harsh conclusions about Black America because of the lack of black dolls on toy store shelves. In my mind, every black doll looked just like me. Whenever my mother took me shopping and the store was out of black dolls, somehow I came to believe that if black dolls were unimportant- so was I. Growing up, I carried the belief that black little girls didn't matter. It wasn't until attending a historical black college and reading Malcolm X that I realized the truth about who I was and where I came from. This book of poetry is the story of my journey digging for roots and finding love for not only myself but my heritage."
Kiana Davis can be found at Kiana Davis' Poetry Page and http://www.poeticawakenings.com/