Sweet Ambition

By Iceis

Sweet Ambition is a collection of thoughts from a modern African American female poet. It is infused with deep roots of hip-hop culture and influence.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jul 24, 2018
• ISBN: 9781546245780

Iceis

Hailing from Long Island, Ny Iceis first fell in love with poetry in her 5th grade language arts class, The love of speech recitals and performance settled early. The impressionable young author developed her gift of writing creatively but it was not until she discovered he interest in hip hop She began to write songs. Inspiration from Female poets like Phylis Wheatley, Women empowering views from Dr. Maya Angelou , Nikki Giovanni or Elizabeth Alexander. Iceis pulls from life experiences And Hip hop. Attacking issues with a more raw and unconventional approach. Poetically, She infuses the Core of hip hops raw center and seamlessly ignites an unapologetic cadence to the reader. Topics ranging from social media, Beauty, Racism, education versus popularity, politics, and feminism are just fractions of what young black women face today. Sweet ambition addresses Iceis in the present consoling and counseling a younger self.

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Published by AuthorHouse 07/20/2018

ISBN: 978-1-5462-4579-7 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5462-4578-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018906627

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Contents

Cant tell us

Choose

Cold Sky

Coming For

Package Slip

Feminist of Ceremonies

Fist Full of First

Bed-wench

Frozen Bars

How Could She

/I \ Believe

I just Knew

Immortal man

In A classy Fashion

In the Moment

Just no regrets

Lather

Masterpiece (lyrical monet)

Mistress- Miscontrude

Just the messenger

Way Goes

Was You

M. Allen

N.L. M

Faith Against Flesh

Love you now

Victory

Cocoa Majestic

Lines you sign

Sweet Ambition

Cant tell us

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You see the eye stay shining

Osiris flo

Been a goddess, sick with it

Like a hova tho

New pac

Prophecy like Ishmael

Lo pro hoping outta white sl’s.

A long way from a Hyundai excel

Mailbox for stash spots

Called it getting our mail

Crooked cops

Circulating perimeters

We got codes

They analyzing our sentences.

I’m so cold

My lifestyle was written.

Man I shouldn’t be here

Incorporating a business.

So I’m a rock my shit just cuz I’m getting it

I’m a flash my wrists. Like I’m ignorant

Coop a big