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Introducing MsLovelieLadie

I love your title, “Love Sweet Love.” What was the inspiration for this book? My feelings. I simply use what I’m feeling to write about.

How long have you been writing poetry and where do you get you inspiration? I started writing as a child. It was something I enjoyed that I was good at. My inspiration comes from what I am going through at that moment or what I’m feeling at that time.

Most of your poetry for the “Love Sweet Love” focuses on black love, romance and relationships. What do you think is unique about your poems and how does that fit in with the poetry genre overall right now?The realism in my poetry is real because it’s something I have experienced in some way. Anyone can place themselves into one of the situations that take place in my poetry. You can travel there while your reading it will take you there. I think that right now with all that’s going on around us people want to get away from it even if it’s only for a little while in a poem or poems. Poetry varies yet it has many commonalities that is what makes it beautiful it doesn’t have to be like anything.

When you aren’t writing poetry, who are your favorite writers and why? Whoo, well there are so many. The first poet that I really enjoyed was Ntozake Shange writer of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow is Enuf.” I fell in love with the poem “Sorry.” I was in grade school at the time and my sister gave me the book and told me to read it and I did. “Sorry” touched me, I related to it. When I read it I felt empowered. To a child this is just as important a feeling as it is to an adult. That feeling has kept me writing. I wanted to feel that power and give others that same feeling.

Can you remember the first time you got the “writing bug?” What was that experience like and how did that get you to the point where you now are getting published? Well, I first started writing seriously when I was about twelve. That’s when my parents separated. Writing helped me to deal with the hurt, anger and pain of the separation. I never saw it coming everything seemed so normal so it was a shock to me. I had no one to talk to that would understand what I was feeling so I began writing. The road to where I am now is paved by family and friends who read some of my poetry and stories and encouraged me to go farther with writing. They would request that I write a poem or story for them for different occasions.

What are your future literary projects? Are there any upcoming features where your work will be highlighted? Well I have “Love Sweet Love” of course. I have a short story that will be in Zane’s Chocolate Flava 2 in August of this year. That was very exciting for me to get into her book. Also, her publishing company Strebor Books is also considering publishing my novel “Why Isn’t Love Fair,” if they do it will come out next year. So that was also very exciting. I love Zane’s work so she was the first person I submitted my work to and it is paying off. So thanks not only to Osbey Books but also to Zane with the two of you I know I’ll do well. I also have two other books of poetry I’m trying to get published. One is titled “The Darker Side of Love” it’s very intense emotional poetry about when love goes wrong. My poem “Captivated By Your Lies” comes from that book. The third book is general poetry covering a spectrum of subjects. I also have completed a book of erotic short stories. That is where I took the story from that I submitted to Choc Flava 2. I’m in the process of writing another story to take that one’s place. So hopefully things will go the way I’m praying that they do and I’ll stay busy. This for me is a lifelong dream come true.

Where did you get your pen name from? Where does it originate from and how does it define you as a writer/poet? I have an old friend who always called me Lady and I liked the way it made me feel so I kept it. I added MsLovelie to it because that is also how I feel like a lovelie ladie who loves to write.

Tell our readers where they can get information on your work, upcoming features and activities.

They can look at my Myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/mslovelieladie or check out Osbey Books Myspace page for upcoming events.

True Love

Each time I think of you I smile

Each time I see you I laugh

Each time we touch I get chills

Each time we embrace

My heart beats at a faster pace

Each time we make luv

I’m takin to another place

Each time I wake up in your arms

I realize there’s no place I’d rather be

Everyday is made a new when I remember you

Everyone can see the happiness and joy

You bring out in me

Life is always worth living

But the living is easier when we two are together

When we’re apart I’m amazed at the loneliness I feel

Deep down in my heart

It’s always been like this from the start

Cause when we first met you captured my heart

I’ve always longed to be near you

Now I realize you feel the same too

I’ve always wanted to touch your heart

And open up the door

To your love, kindness and consideration

Now that I have

Together we can start a new generation

One that’s filled with love and tenderness

And bound for sure success

Now that I have you I’ll always hold you near

You’ll always know that my luv is sincere

Now that your heart has embraced me

I no longer fear the loneliness

That once was me without you

For in my life this has been a real breakthrough

It’s a blessing for anyone to find a love that’s true

For me this has been long overdue

But, I’m glad to have found it

In the love I share with you

(c) 2007 by MsLovelieLadie

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WHO IS MS.LOVELIELADIE?

Jacquelyn A. Bryant a.k.a. MsLovelieLadie is a Philadelphia native. She has an Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education and is the mother of three. Writing has been her passion since childhood. She plans to continue to write and have more of her work published. Some of her poetry was published on the Pages in Black website. You can contact the poet by emailing her at mslovelieladiepoet@hotmail.com.