She Gave Birth, Not Life: A Lifetime of Experiences

By Briant L. Brown

My words and my thoughts equal emotions!

Every time I wrote a poem, these three words were in my equation. I started writing poems in high school after finding a poetry book buried in a dresser drawer in my grandmother's home. The impact and emotions covered my body, and I wanted others to feel that same emotion through my words. This time it will be my vision and my writings!

This journey started just like that buried poetry book. Instead of a book, there were buried relationships that would soon to be discovered. Those relationships of others impacted my emotions, therefore my writings. Some relationships were stronger than others and captured stronger emotions; those stories were easy to convey. I have left out names, a place, or race and revealed a story in a general aspect.

Overall, this book is a passionate journey through the beauty of relationships, love, pain, and most importantly, a reflection of all. We all have a story that we want to share through some form of art. In this book I hope to capture words, thoughts, and emotions that will share a message through my life experiences. In the end of it all, steal your hearts with words.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Mar 3, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503539068

Briant L. Brown

Briant Brown is a writer, educator, and a teacher living in New York City. He is a native of South Carolina, born and raised in a small town by the name Reevseville. He would be the first member to obtain his BA from his immediate family and, soon afterward, started working with at-risk and special-needs population. Why poetry? That was the golden question. In all honesty, it fell in his lap and he would fall in love with the art of it. All it took was one book to be hooked, and the journey begun. The poetry book "She Gave Birth, Not Life" is a passionate journey of Briant Brown's life. The title exemplifies a mother giving the gift of birth but not nurturing her seed. Isaiah never truly had ownership of his life due to the fact his mother was not present. Through the strong connections of others, he would grow to love himself and his life. Once he stopped dwelling on his mother's absence, he would begin to breathe life as his own. In this book you will find stories about love, pain, growth, and much more. Most important, this book is stating no matter the circumstances, take ownership of one's life.

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