OTHER Christena Williams BOOKS
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This young Poetess has blown us away with the raw emotions of her talent. She gives a detailed, yet birds' eye view of the things that are going on in life. It's an awesome read, to say the least. The title is befitting. DYNAMIC! We encourage everyone to sit down and give this book a good read. You won't be disappointed
Maxwanette Poetess, USA
P.LO.T.S, Promoting and Proofing Services, LLC
Overall, this is a compelling
production where the artist forges sonnets, odes, acrostics, and other classical poetic styles, preferring to lean on a prosaic and narrative style, accompanied with a pulsating rhythmic brio. She uses dactylic metre with resounding impact and her line and beat are, for the most part, airtight.
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Williams can be introspective, even coy in matters of the heart. But she can turn on a dime, assuming the role of a rebellious bard, taking on the society's power base. She can be brutally raw, her words gnaw; at other times, they ooze with a sentient balm. But unique, she is not. Surely, there are others of the same genre that tug at readers. But not many have produced a compilation of poetic pieces that unfold - in stages - thematically and effortlessly, while banging on the walls of the reader's conscience.
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RATINGS: Highly Recommended.
PEARLS AMONG STONES
The GLEANER Newspaper Reviewer
Ph.D. GLENVILLE ASHBY
Her verses are triple arrowed and double sharpened. Her poems are like swords slicing the flesh of Satan. She pen vomits lyrical exuberance, while the ink flow connotations waxed with verbal dexterity. She is a griot of the black Island of Jamaica. The haven of black lyrics and heart torching reggae metaphor. Metaphors of hate, beauty, anger, consciousness and identity.
ANTONIA VALAIRE is a tactful brave voice and a griot amassed with verbal bravado. She sings of black identity with pride and honey oozing zeal. Her poems are mind sloshing and heart cracking. VALAIRE is a versatile creative humanist and widely published .A philosopher of repute , scholar and poet of great acclaim .Jamaica you are creative blessed by having ANTONIA VALAIRE. TOGETHER WE RISE.
MBIZO CHIRASHA , Zimbabwe (Africa).
The Journal Curator
of Time of The Poet Republic
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BIO
Christena Williams also known by her stage name, Antonia Valaire is a cool, chill, and has a reserve personality. She is a Follower of Christ, Poet and a multiple award- winning Author of Pearls among Stones and an International Anthologist. She loves History and Philosophy.
She is from Jamaica and loves sports such as Track and Field and Football that is to watch it. She enjoys watching detective shows whether old or new, such as The Saint, Matlock, Murder she wrote, Perry Mason, Poirot etc. She loves reading books such as Nancy Drew. She loves listening music That is Poetic, conscious and spiritual such as Gospel, old school Rap, Jamaican oldies, classics, Jazz and Blues, Neo soul, Afro Beats, Roots Reggae, Country and old schools souls...