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Don't Drown Her in the Baptism
"I m convinced that Ramya Ramana chose to be here with us long before now. I imagine the spirit of this young woman conversing with the stars of when she would make her way to Earth. Her word is bond. She tells stories with the divine grace of an elder. Her poems attend to detail and imagery with the curiosity of a child. Our hearts are touched and our minds are opened as she reaches toward us, and we are transformed. Her poems are boats, some are ships, all sailing toward the same lighthouse. There are few poets who sail as she does. She is water."
~ Aja Monet, author of The Black Unicorn Sings
"Ramya's work is rich with unquenchable depth. Her careful blend of courage and vulnerability pulls the reader into the heart of each poem beautifully, and her poetic imagination wisps you into a world of vision, intimacy, fervor and a fiery hope that will leave you both reflective and inspired."
~Jamila Lyiscott, Academic Activist
"Ramya is a writer of great insight and courage. She makes bold statements about America, the immigrant experience and the quest for justice in language that is dramatic, lyrical and often quite funny."
~ Nelson George, author of the bestseller, The Michael Jackson Story
~ Aja Monet, author of The Black Unicorn Sings
"Ramya's work is rich with unquenchable depth. Her careful blend of courage and vulnerability pulls the reader into the heart of each poem beautifully, and her poetic imagination wisps you into a world of vision, intimacy, fervor and a fiery hope that will leave you both reflective and inspired."
~Jamila Lyiscott, Academic Activist
"Ramya is a writer of great insight and courage. She makes bold statements about America, the immigrant experience and the quest for justice in language that is dramatic, lyrical and often quite funny."
~ Nelson George, author of the bestseller, The Michael Jackson Story
93 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2014
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July 14, 2015
I came across this book when I attended Urban Word's New York City Annual Teen Poetry Slam. Ms. Ramana is an outspoken young poet whose work touches not only on such things as love, coming of age and teenage angst, but also on rich mature complicated topics that make one squirm in their seats. It's that feeling you get when you haven't been to church in a while and you just know that the pastor's word has been written just for you. You wonder how a mere man could know your fears, your faults, your struggles. Then you realize that other parishioners are sliding down their benches as well. For such a young soul her voice speaks of many rivers crossed. She is most certainly one to watch.
From "a testimony in progress" ~~
" . . . I wonder then, if mountains constantly ask for ocean, or if
oceans cannot live without mountains.
I realize, neither of this is true.
they are both beautiful and whole and
together they complement one another.
this, is caricature of relationship.
but people do not understand that the earth is
just an infinite book of analogies on god and purpose.
including me, because,
what do I know about human life,
besides that it is far more than just surviving?"
From "a testimony in progress" ~~
" . . . I wonder then, if mountains constantly ask for ocean, or if
oceans cannot live without mountains.
I realize, neither of this is true.
they are both beautiful and whole and
together they complement one another.
this, is caricature of relationship.
but people do not understand that the earth is
just an infinite book of analogies on god and purpose.
including me, because,
what do I know about human life,
besides that it is far more than just surviving?"
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