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A Brave New Poetic Voice With Many Songs To Sing

In an age when writing has become cookie-cutter and adjectives are often forced on the page, this refreshing entry to the literary arena shines with the brilliance of a rare gem.



Marcus Harris'ss debut collection of poetry, Songs In Search Of A Voice (ISBN:0-977-47861-0/$9.95/Urban Echoes Entertainment, LLC) demonstrates his prowess as a bona fide wordsmith. Each carefully crafted poem is certain to tug on the heartstrings and awaken any dormant appreciation for poetry in the reader.



In poems like To, Forgotten Whispers, and Still Shivering, Harris taps into the raw passion that fuels love so brilliantly and leaves us craving an experience of our own before cautiously leading us by the hand into issues of abuse with his conscious-searing offerings Silence Unbroken, No Excuses, and Heart-Shaped Bruises, in which an abused lover laments: you claim you love me 's8211; / so your heart must have been tucked / somewhere in your fist Harris goes on to fit his senryu series Our Man Dubya neatly into the cadence of the collection, leading the way as he speaks of the current state of affairs in America while evoking emotion and praise: babies slain for oil / taxes cut for millionaires- / no gay marriage, though.



The melody of Songs In Search Of A Voice is utterly enthralling and whether expressing the delightful throes of passion, the dull ache of heartbreak, societal ills or the struggle of Little Colored Boys 's8212; the emotions resonate throughout the collection as Harris deftly marries together images, breathes life into words and commands them to obey his marvelous vision for this must-have offering.



His current nationwide tour next brings him to the Big Apple; don'st miss him on Friday, June 2nd, at Diana'ss Books in Brooklyn (6-8 PM), as well as Saturday, June 3rd, at the Barnes & Noble on 290 Baychester Avenue in the Bronx (3-5 PM). To learn more, visit his interactive website at www.MarcusHarris.net.

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