Nyeusi

About the Book

Nyeusi (meaning "Black" in Swahili), a collection of Spoken Words in Poetry is by a writer who is part of the poetry movement that is spreading worldwide. These spoken words are influenced by modern culture with an understanding of the dynamics of the modern poetry culture intertwined with the teachings from the poets of the Harlem Renaissance.

Poems such as Nyeusi, Lott's Crow, Caribbean Girl Collie Girl, Makeda, Mirror Mirror, Where You From, Who Dialed 911, White Girls have Bigger, Gots to Have a Job, Between the Chicken-head's Sheets and Blind Vision address social, economic, multi-racial and the hip hop culture of these times. These Spoken Words in Poetry give the readers a clear understanding of what the writer felt as those true-life circumstances were experienced or witnessed. Her words align with the universe and are not destructive to humanity and nature. These Spoken Words are meant to bring attention to our five senses and give us a paradigm for understanding our surroundings and urban culture.

About the Author

Lloyda was born in Guyana, South America, the daughter of an African mother, and a Cuban Jamaican father. At age 16, after graduating from St Joseph?s High School, she attended Brooklyn College to become a teacher. She soon began writing poetry. Lloyda lives in Manhattan and worked for several investment banking firms while keeping her talents hidden as a ?closeted writer.?

Lloyda received the International Poets? Award in 2001 for her poems The Exhibitionist and Who Dialed 911.

Poetry sightings: In New York; MNN TV Channel 57, Hottest Poets Jimmy?s Uptown, Sugar Shack, Sugar Hill Bistro, Café Iimani, Brooklyn, and The Girshin Poetry Club. In Connecticut; The Next Door Café, Stamford and Cablevision, Norwalk.

Makeda, the guest writer, was born in New York and raised partially in a French suburb outside Paris. She is a senior at Saint Savior High School. Both Europe and Africa are reflections of her. She has incorporated different aspects of culture and weaved them into her writings.

Poetry sightings: Hottest Poets located at Jimmy?s Uptown, New York; and showcased her poem Makeda on Cablevision, Norwalk, CT.