Jill Scott Poetry Reading at Alexander's Books

Jill Scott Poetry Reading at Alexander's Books
Current mood: anxious

So, I had a great lunch this afternoon...I got to see Jill Scott recite from her very 1st book of published poems called, "The Moments, the Minutes, the Hours"...it was the highlight of a day that's just better off forgotten, I won't mention that b/c well, it really ain't worth mentioning...ask me later, if ya' really want to know...Anyway, here's one of the poems, I already read the whole book & have a few favorites already...here's one below called, "One Little Hope", I'm sure I'll quote more in the future as I keep digesting more of her good words, very beautiful inspiring person; she's so captivating & charismatic, cool, cool lady with a nice old skool soul...oh, she wrote "Joy!" in the 1st page of the book & told me that she was glad I came...for me, how did I feel - "glad"??? More like, ecstatcic!

Pick-up the book & buy it if you're a fan...you can totally hear her in the words of the poetry while you read it...she's so cool; she looked so pretty too in her white dress & white head wrap. The one funny thing she said was, "I hope no one's gonna' get fired from missing work now..." I stayed til the end...it was worth it...

One Little Hope by Jill Scott

I wanna make reflections out of recycled paper and words
I need to write myself all over you
I want to see my beat
And choose my hardback
Cuz I gots to wipe shredded eraser from my lap
It's what I do

I want chu to put a decorated mark in me
So you can find your way back
Nestle your soul in the pillows of me
So we can relapse
again and again
On beaches
In bathtubs
I hope you will still browse through my pages
even after you've read all the words

Currently reading: The Moments, the Minutes, the Hours : The Poetry of Jill Scott By Jill Scott Release date: By 01 April, 2005