RISE UP! | Free Book
RISE UP! Poems of Protest, Poems of Praise Is a poetry collection of powerful imagery braided together from the poems of a grandfather born to parents who were slaves and his granddaughter, who have linked the travesties of racism and slavery , and the devastation and waste of war, with hope, grace, and peace.
The underlying themes of the beauty and awe of creation, the wonders of nature and stars,
and mankind's sense of place and belonging are spun throughout the book.
The insights of each poem reflects the rich legacy of this African American family, and how their writing creates a connection to other generations. North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green states, "These poems are emblematic of the reality that many things that cause strife and sorrow are also the things that cause an uprising in the spirit. The pages of RISE UP! Poems of Protest, Poems of Praise is a metaphorical offering of a wellspring of solidarity that our world needs. These pages help us drink fully of the possibilities of laughter knowing that weeping dehydrates the body; reminding us that we are the water bearers of hope."
This book also speaks to other people who, in their Christian walks have been summoned to give more than a nod to the injustices of the past, but urged to acknowledge, and recognize their responsibility to help solve issues of social injustice boldly through Christ's love.
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These poems are emblematic of the reality that many things that cause strife and sorrow are also the things that cause an uprising in the spirit.-Jaki Shelton Green, North Carolina Poet Laureate
The poems in Rise Up! Poems of Protest, Poems of Praise speak wisely to our time and ask us to
attend with eyes and hearts wide open, to hear two voices from two generations plead for justice,
truth, faith, and beauty.-Suzanne Underwood Rhodes, Arkansas Poet Laureate
RISE UP! Poems of Protest, Poems of Peace by Andrew Wilbert Fitz and Mari Fitz-Wynn offers
a loving and sobering guide for the Christian pilgrimage. Clearly it addresses issues of racism
and slavery, but the insights in these poems go much further because they rest on a strong faith
in our triune God "who made of one blood all nations of men". Long before modern science
discovered this, the Bible told us truthfully that men of all nations, skin colors, are made of one
blood.
These poems collectively woo the heart to aspire higher, the mind to go deeper, the soul to be
transparent and confess, while encouraging strength to persevere in loving our neighbors as
ourselves. I will buy multiple copies to share with friends and family but will also keep a copy at
my bedside. This is not a read-once and put-back-on-the-shelf book. RISE UP! is a needed
companion and treasured resource to help refine our Christian walks.
Deep calls to deep between Andrew Fitz and his granddaughter, Mari Fitz Wynn. Their poems
echo and magnify one another as mighty lions roaring to each other in the night. This rich
treasury captures the call for justice heard from Moses, Joshua's courage to act, and King
David's craft of connecting words to the cries of the soul.
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