Dese Shoes and Other Poems - Paperback

by Loretta a. Hawkins (Author)

"I think of the eyes that saw Jesus Christ hanging on a cross - the eyes that dragged Freddie Gray, and could not feel human loss." (Excerpt from White Eyes.) This poem is representative of the kind of poems one will experience in Dese Shoes and Other Poems. These poems are poetic affirmations of the indomitable nature of the human spirit, yearning and striving to exist as free beings. They cry out for justice, equality and freedom for all the peoples of the world.

Author Biography

Loretta (Firekeeper) Hawkins is an American playwright, poet, author, spoken word -artist and a retired educator. After having taught, at all academic levels for 34 years, she reinvented herself as a spoken-word artist, in late 2015, adopting the name Firekeeper, and performing in schools, churches, libraries, women's shelters, and for cultural events. Her efforts have garnered her numerous awards in all genres. A life-long learner, she has earned five college degrees and her work has been published and cited extensively here and internationally.