Reflections of Us: Poems by Zenobia
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Things
You hold onto this life with faith and love
Somehow
you learn to deal with everything
Good things and bad things
And when you can’t change a thing
You write about it
“We are all poets, for the act of living is poetry in its purest form. - Zenobia
Reflections of Us: Poems by Zenobia
Philadelphia poet Zenobia’s debut collection spans generations of Black Americans, weaving their lives as well as her own into a rich tapestry.
In spare, direct language, Zenobia invites us to see reflections of our own lives in each image and story where the beauty of language transforms pain and grief, and where at the core of each and every one of us rests the capacity for compassion, joy, and love.
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Praise for Reflections of Us
“Poets must learn how to balance looking out the window while staring at the mirror. Zenobia Lundy in her first collection of poems writes about the community that surrounds her while looking at her own reflection. Poets are either observers or witnesses, the difference being the degree of compassion they show and feel for their fellow human being. Lundy's poems are wrapped in simplicity and tenderness. Outside the window she sees the hopelessness and the hope. Reflections of Us teaches us how to survive; these poems could be elders in a church, humming with the choir while fanning their fans. At the center of Lundy's book is the goodness we all need in order to celebrate another day.”
- E. Ethelbert Miller, writer and literary activist living, author of When Your Wife Has Tommy John Surgery and other Baseball Stories
“In Reflections of Us, Zenobia's verses offer inspiration and insight into her life as a reflection of the times. They respond to family, love, marriage, children, neighbors, events, and to her need to write. Although interwoven with the social justice struggles of the past sixty years, her observations "gently . . . rest / in the womb of her past."
- J. C. Todd, author of Beyond Repair