A Rhythm In My Soul

About the Book

The hardest part of writing this book, was thinking of a title that would embody everything I had put in it. Each poem represents a different facet of the spiritual diamond that I’ve become. In the beginning I was writing from The Black Experience, but by the end. . . I had written from the human experience. Each chapter progressed to a higher state of consciousness, and was a personal lesson in growth. I’ve written poetry all my life, and never once had the desire to write a book, until now. In life, we learn that everything has a time, a season, and a rhythm. The birth of a child, the leaves falling from a tree, and a heartbeat all are representative of these three things.

This is the time

This is the  season.

There is A Rhythm. . . In My Soul.

About the Author

 Marina Kelley''s love of poetry and the literary arts started when she penned her first poem at the age of five. It was then, that she realized her soul had rhythm. Growing up, just outside of Birmingham, Alabama (in the shadow of the Civil Rights Movement) had a great impact on her political, spiritual, and social views of the world. Being a woman, mother, and wife offered Marina the experiences (in which she''d later write of), that''s become a spiritual trademark for many. Her love of poetic verse grew as she was exposed to the great word smiths'' such as Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson, Maya Angelou, Edgar Allen Poe and others.

Her range of poetry is not only large, but phenomenal. From the realms of Political, Spiritual, and Social, to Erotica and Food for the spirit, Marina has proven that through pain, suffering and loss . . . life is lived from the soul.