Maria D Riley

Poems For the Culture Maria D Riley

Poems For the Culture is a book of poetry celebrating black culture and Christian culture and how they are intertwined. The book is witty, funny, and thought provoking. The colors on the cover were adopted to unify and bring together what was once in pieces. Black culture is a beautiful tapestry of love, blood, and restoration; regeneration worthy of acknowledgement."But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city."-Hebrews 11:16Christianity is the foundation of black culture. Church, prayers, blessing, and favor are ingrained in the structure and reasonably so. What was meant to control slaves was the key to their liberation! The Bible. Come with me as we dip our toe in the joys and struggles of Christian culture and Black culture in Poems For the Culture. The culture of God's people and Black cultureBoth lack physical distinctive land on the the earth. They are separate, but not. Neither are exclusive but welcome to all who would partake. it's mixed, all one.