Poetic Transitions

About the Book

Poetic Transitions (Winter) is the first of a four-part series.   It has been labeled after the seasons of the year.  Each book personifies characteristics of that season.  During the “winter” season, a lot of changes happened in my life.   My biological mom was killed when I was 5 years old.  Normally, this is the age that children begin Pre-K or Kindergarten and are able to look forward to learning.  It is often a part of life for most to be enthusiastic about.  As if that weren’t enough, my great aunt that was already rearing me as her own prior to my mom’s death,  passed away when I was 14 years of age.  Again, this was an age that the average teenager started high school, looked forward to participating in extracurricular events at school, prom, and graduation.  This is a vital age, for many their hopes have begun to form and their dreams are just now taking place.  But, for me, this was the darkest era of my life.  Important relationships were severed.  I was detached from all nourishment of love.  Most of my other family members passed away during my high school years.  The family members that I did not lose to death, had already chosen to move away prior to my birth, with the intention of not keeping in contact or returning.  The characteristics of winter are cold, dreary, and dark weather, conditions that would require individuals to stay inside unless they absolutely must come out.  Considering what I had gone through, and how it made me feel, I felt the poetry written during that era should be contained in the first part of the collection, the winter season.  Look forward to the second part of the collection, to follow this one soon, Poetic Transitions (Fall) season. 

About the Author

Adesha Letrise Madison was born on January 22, 1976 to Ms. Ruby Lee Madison (deceased) and Mr. Prentiss Lee Square.  She was adopted by her biological Aunt and Uncle, Corine and Eddie Taylor, and was reared by both until the age of 14, then continued the rest of her youth into adulthood being reared by her father Eddie Taylor, or "Paw Paw," as he is called.  She became Mrs. Adesha Letrise Madison-Earl August 2006.  She is the proud mother of four boys:  Clifton Daljuan Xavier Henry, Chorlandrious Raigh Henry, (from her 1st marriage), and  Christopher Edward Reese Earl, and Keon Jayverick Deshawn Earl, from the present marriage.  She is a native of West Monroe, Louisiana, resided in Toledo, Ohio, 2006-2009, and is now back in Louisiana.  Adesha has an Associates in Office Management, and recently acquired her Associates in Paralegal.  Writing has been a life-long passion for her and she hopes to continue writing poetry, pursue writing children's books, fiction, and hopefully an autobiography. She  hopes to reach audiences of all ages and interests.  Her major poetic influences were Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Langston Hughes, but she hopes to bring something special to the forefront as a unique individual with her own style.