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Best Selling Author, Terry a O’Neal, whose poetry has been published in numerous magazines, journals and newspapers. Her previous publications include three volumes of poetry, Motion Sickness, The Poet Speaks in Black and Good Mornin’ Glory; two children’s books, Ev’ry Little Soul and My Jazz Shoes; and the award winning family fiction novel Sweet Lavender.

Terry has been named among the most popular African American female writers of
our time, featured in a book entitled “Literary Divas: The Top 100+ Most Admired
African American Women in Literature”—a list of women who’ve left a mark on the
wider world through their writing.

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	The Poet Speaks in Black 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Ev'ry Little Soul it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Sparrow's Plight: Woes of a 21st Century Black Poet it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Make Some Noise VII! Lift Every Voice: A Youth Poetry Anthology by LeBleu, Terry A. O'Neal (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Madisyn Holmes (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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