Poems from the Village

Poems from the Village is a compilation of work that encourages you to hear the voice of God, your own voice, to nurture your essence and read aloud. It ranges from whimsical topics to deeper, socially conscience issues. It explores imaginary and real-life scenarios. Poems from the Village evokes thought and emotions as it traverses the seasons of relationships, joy, pain, grief, love, hate, family, sin, and redemption. The provocative poems about Rhondas nephew and family will reach out and touch your soul. The book also has a short story written by a local college student, Stephanie Guzman, included in the afterword. Rhonda is taking this opportunity to introduce Stephanie and illustrators Susan Rodriguez and Brooklyn Deramos to the world as bright, new voices in the arts.

It takes a whole village to raise a child. African Proverb