Gathered at Her Sky: Life Poems by Tantra-zawadi

By Tantra Zawadi

"Tantra's writing oozes with the passion of Neruda and the sensitivity of Sonia. Her words can warm the coldest of hearts." - Bruce George, Co-Founder of RUSSELL SIMMONS DEF POETRY JAM; "Tantra-zawadi's poetry speaks of a global consciousness and ambassadorship; each word of every line reminds us of the connection we have to one another in the race to win."- Tshombe Sekou Harris, Founder/Host of FREEDOM VERSE CAFE; Tantra-zawadi, an award winning poet/artist/filmmaker from Brooklyn, New York, has performed to standing-room audiences in the USA, South Africa, London, Germany and Toronto. GATHERED AT HER SKY contains excerpts from her off-Broadway production SOLDIER BLUES, and her one-woman performance piece GIRL.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Mar 30, 2011
• ISBN: 9781257284283

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Gathered at Her Sky

Life Poems by Tantra-zawadi

POETS WEAR PRADA • HOBOKEN, NJ

GATHERED AT HER SKY

First North American Publication 2010.

Copyright © 2010 Tantra-zawadi

All rights reserved. Except for use in any review or for educational purposes, the reproduction or utilization of this work in whole or in part in any form by electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including xerography, photocopying and recording, or in any informational or retrieval system, is forbidden without the written permission of the publisher. Poets Wear Prada, 533 Bloomfield Street, Second Floor, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030.

Grateful acknowledgment is made to the following individuals and labels who have recorded and produced spoken word tracks on their CDs for some of the poems included here:

Shanna T. Melton (A Woman’s Song, 2009); Precious Gift (Selling My Diamonds, 2000); and Canhead Records (Urban Avant Garde - Live at the Nuyorican Poet’s Café, 2001).

Girl appeared in the print publication Poetry in Purple as part of Downstate Medical Center’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October 2009

ISBN 978-0-9841844-6-0

Printed in the U.S.A.

Front Cover: Photo of Tantra-zawadi by Oliver Covrett; Photo of Lion’s Head Mountain in Cape