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THE 2025 POETRY IS LIFE
BOOK AWARD WINNER
ANCHOR IN TROUBLED WATERS
by Sekou M. Black
$15.00
Welcome to this poetic adventure through the mind and visions of me, S.M. Black! Anchor In Troubled Waters, represents the most, heart-felt poetic creation I have released since my first book, Treading Water-Measuring the Storms. Written during a tumultuous time in my life, blah blah blah, ‘hold up, what part of my life is not tumultuous and filled with some type of excitement?’ At the time I was writing this, we were still sleeping in vehicles with a toddler. It is amazing what comes forth, what’s allowed to sprout with lots of faith and lots of determination. Struggle, triumph and the battle to spread more love in spite of the opposition, is a constant theme in all of my writings.
It is amazing what comes forth, what’s allowed to sprout with lots of faith and lots of determination. Struggle, triumph and the battle to spread more love in spite of the opposition, is a constant theme in all of my writings. This time, things began to get a little closer to heart due to the arrival of a miracle child in our life. My struggle to stay alive and keep my family alive and comfortable, became that much more important. Also, those dreams and goals I carried, morphed into missions for me to complete in case my health changes towards the worst. When tasked with writing a simple introduction for y'all, I questioned what that could be with how colorful my language is and came to this. Thank You! Ashé!
For even they too, like the dandelion
Weeds in-between the cracked concrete
Have to fight to live.
From the poem, Fight To Live
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