In a provocative and thought-provoking anthology, Joy Ofili takes readers on a compelling journey through time with her intense poetry in the debut release “Poison: I No Longer Retreat”. With pieces such as Golden Africa, The Devil’s Demise, and Colonization of Black Thought, Joy raises the bar of conscious black poetry. Featuring 75 original poems, topics in “Poison” include: race, colonization, triumph, freedom, war, pride, and acceptance.


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Book Chapters:
      I. Panther Power     II. Africa, Stand Up!         III. Freedom Led      IV. Harlem Bred
                                    V. Allure               VI. The Final Chapter         
                                                       
                                       BOOK EXCERPT:
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Golden Africa

It did not start with colonial times
Prior to that the gold flawlessly shined
It did not start with physical captivity
Prior to that there was immense prosperity
See the world was watching as the torch was lit
It traveled from the North to the South of the continent
The people were systematically taking things higher and higher
Until the idle ones came and burned the entire land with fire
And today the Western world wants to know what is going on
Somehow they got historic amnesia,
Don’t know where civilization was born

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