Local Poet & Author Releases Two New Books

NORTHERN VA, Va. - March 25, 2015 - PRLog -- Faison's new books, I AM WOMAN and FLESH, have been released just in time for National Poetry Month by Cross Keys Press and are available in print and in ebook format at Amazon and Barnes n' Noble.

I AM WOMAN, delivered on Yonsgan Army Base in celebration of National Women's History, celebrates, commemorates, and tells a poetically thrilling history of women trailblazers in America.

FLESH, a long poem published in book format, was commissioned for a Phoenix, AZ, film and is quite prolific, throught provoking, and lyrically intriguing.  It's a poem that will make readers pause to think about not only their surroundings but also what is happening within.

Both books are sure to satisfy the growing readership that Faison has as well as poetry readers everywhere who are intrigued by bold, passionate, empowering writing at the hands of one of today's best contemporary female voices in poetry.

Book clubs, community organizations, and individuals will enjoy these two new titles, which are sure to be rated as #1 gifts for entire groups, men, women, and children.

Amazon best-selling author, LATORIAL FAISON, has authored seven other  books including Secrets of My Soul, Immaculate Perceptions, the trilogy series: 28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History, the children's book Kendall's Golf Lesson, and Love Poems.

Faison, a Southampton County, Virginia, native and graduate of the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech, has been published in literary magazines, journals, anthologies, and media outlets across the US and internationally including Obsidian, Blackberry, Kalyani Magazine, Chickenbones, Poetry Quarterly, and elsewhere.

Faison's poetry has been compared to such literary greats as Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, Nikki Giovanni, and Maya Angelou and equally described as riveting, dynamic, and soul stirring. Her body of work focuses on the multifaceted issues plaguing contemporary society, mainly women, minorities, and families. Her poetry empbodies a sense of urgency, a spirit of resilience and truth.

Both titles, I AM WOMAN and FLESH, are available at Amazon.com and BarnesnNoble.com as well as in Kindle and nook versions.  Faison's books are also avallable for direct order via her website BOOKS link: www.latorialfiaison.com.  For bulk orders, contact Cross Keys Press directly.

For information, email faisons3@aol.com or call (757) 653-5626.