Silence Is Not Always Golden: The Power of Spoken Words

Silence Is Not Always Golden: The Power of Spoken Words is a collection of poetry that is defying the norm. Written words have power because anyone can refer to them. However, spoken words are more powerful because the words are brought to life once they leave the body or a piece of paper. Instead of writing what people want to hear, I wrote what people need to hear. The truth  Sometimes the truth can be beautiful and sometimes it can be ugly. My words and my voice are my weapons and I have to speak up on my beliefs. Other people may not feel as powerful to speak up so I speak up for them. I could not sit there and not say anything. I was taught that you cannot do what everyone else wants; you have to do what YOU want. To be YOU is as original as there can be and people will try to put you down because you are different. I say try because only YOU can let them. My words are my way of fulfilling my purpose because I am making my dream a reality and I am showing you that you can do the same. This edition is slightly different from Silence Is Not Always Golden: A Poetic Revolution because there are clean versions of the poems and a few new poems that were written after I published it.

Author: Joy Elan
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 07/16/2015
Pages: 102
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.21d
ISBN: 9781512219005
About the Author
Joy Elan is from Oakland and Berkeley, CA. She received her BA in African American Studies at UC Berkeley and her MA in Education at Stanford University. She won third place in Oakland's Got Talent in June 2014 for her spoken word piece, I'm A Survivor. She is currently working with urban youth in the San Francisco Bay Area.