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I Am Not Afraid to Speak

by Etta Smith Martin

138 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #04-1830; ISBN 1-4120-4023-X; US$18.95, C$21.79, EUR15.57, £10.90

The spectrum of this poetry is healing, learnings and blessings, and the joy of the realization of one's freedom and life's continuing journey, experiencing God's blessing, forgiveness and love.

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About the Book

We as human beings have an inner strength that helps govern our emotions, thoughts and desires. This book is a spiritual, personal, motivational and shares this human inner strength. I Am Not Afraid to Speak is poetry that reflects a beginning. It's reflection of that beginning and an explosion of a continuous life of struggle, disbelief, love, family, and God. The mind boggling thoughts that have remained suppressed without a venue to share with others. This poetry unties and releases the mind and soul and brings peace, healing and comfort. The poetry also instills hope, love and a strong undying love in God.

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About the Author

Etta's poems are personal, spiritual about nature and life. Her poetry allows you to see life unfold through the eyes of a woman through her youth, marriage and motherhood. Etta was born on a plantation reared in a Christain home and married at age sixteen to her husband, Lee H. Martin. Later in life she became a mother of four sons, grandmother of five and great grandmother of two. Etta lived for 26 years as a military wife. She always had a desire to write so when adversity knocked at her door during the Vietnam and Desert Storm wars, where her husband and youngest son Derrick served, Etta started writing to survive because she knew her family needed and depended on her. Writing poems became a way of life, piece of mind and method of survival for Etta. Through her poems and prayer life, Etta found herself presenting this wonderful book of poetry called...I Am Not Afraid to Speak.

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Excerpts and Reviews

I am not afraid to just be me. I am somebody wonderful.

If I could look once more into the abundance of your heart: This is what I'm hoping I will find: a heart filled with love beating in rhythm with mine.

You are the pathway to Glory. You are the Christ that paid the price. Who gave us the Holy Spirit and eternal life?

"Etta's poems are simple, strong words that give comfort to her readers in troubled times." Walter D. Leventhal, MD, South Carolina

"Etta's free style poetry is easy to grasp, yet poignant." Bill Collins, Publisher. The Journal Scene, Summerville South Carolina

"Etta's poems speak of courage and strength. This courage comes from a deep centered spiritual belief in God, and through God all things are possible. She is truly inspiring. I believe others can find courage and strength in her spiritual and poignant poems. Etta's poems offer comfort, strength, and wisdom to her readers." Bernard McEwen, President, Computer Printer Service Inc, Paramount, California

"Etta Martin's title poem "I Am Not Afraid to Speak" documents the courageous journey of a deeply spiritual woman from the darkness created by fear into the light provided by God's grace. Her journey follows a path that leads to a universal truth: that each of us, no matter our gender or station in life, has a God-given voice that we should not be afraid to use." Drenaye L. Houston, Attorney, Washington, DC

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