Power & Glory: Brothers on the Journey, A Celebration of Men

by Bias-insignares, Harriette; Morial, Marc H.

• ISBN13: 9781583852576
• ISBN10: 1583852573
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-15
• Publisher: Cold Tree Pr

Summary

Power & Glory sounds the trumpet to waken men from their status as sleeping giants so that may be strong, glorified examples of manhood to the younger, marginalized generation. Through eloquent, hopeful poetry, Bias-Insignares hopes to inspire change in the young men of the United States who have fallen prey to drug culture, gangs, prisons, and graveyards. She believes every man should ask himself these questions: Who is following in my footsteps? Am I a good example of manhood? Is my example worthy of a young man¿s trust and favor? Bias-Insignares believes ever man has the power to be a universal father; every man can succeed; every man is a poet to glory.

Author Biography

Since 1977, Dr. Harriette Bias-Insignares has served the state of Tennessee as its Official State Poet and Arts Advocate under the title Tennessee's Ambassador of Letters. To honor her for her many years of service to the people of Tennessee through poetry, Bias-Insignares was named the first Poet Laureate of Nashville. A graduate of Fisk University, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, Bias-Insignares has been an educator for more than forty years. She has taught English as a Second Language, Rhetoric and Public Address, Theatre, and Journalism. Awards in Education: TSU Outstanding Teacher Award TSU Foundation Scholars Award TSU National Broadcasting Society Journalism Teacher of the Year Award Consortium of Doctors Trailblazer Award Society of Professional Journalists' David L. Eshelman Award Bias-Insignares started writing poetry in earnest following the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Bobby Kennedy. In her role as Tennessee's state poet she has written poetry honoring men and women like Al Gore, Colin Powell, and Eartha Kitt, as well as groups like The National Urban League and the Negro Ensemble Company. Awards in Poetry: Society of Poets International Poet of Merit Medallion Phyllis Wheatley Poetry Award Alpha Kappa Alpha Award for Contributions to American Literature Tennessee Governor's Spotlight Award for Contributions to the Arts In addition to these awards, Bias-Insignares has also been recognized for the Desert Storm Poetry Memorial she created. The memorial is the first poetry memorial to the military in the nation. For her efforts she received the Adjutant General's Distinguished Patriot Medallion, for ôsingular sacrifice and commitment to sustaining the pride and patriotism of our armed forces.ö Dr. Harriette Bias-Insignares decided to collect her poems in this volume after the death of her father in 2006. She lives in Nashville with her husband and is the mother of four children.