Dr. Joseph. S. Spence, Sr., is an awesome prolific, worldwide acclaimed award-winning, and best-selling poet. He follows his faith with dedication, and is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He is a World Peace Ambassador of Human Justice, and International Diplomacy. His mother taught him how to read, write, interpret, and recite poems in high school, and he has been uplifting worldwide humanity with inspirational words since as an internationally acclaimed award-winning and best-selling poet. He has served in poetic leadership positions, conducted poetry seminars, recitals, and assisted poets around the world with a smiling heart to publish the golden words from the crystal ink of their musing pens. He has authored eight awesome poetry books, and is working on his ninth inspirational poetry book to motivate, uplift, and inspire souls to press forward and achieve the highest heavenly prize established for which they have been called and ordained. He has taken English literature, creative writing and poetry classes at University of Maryland, University College, and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. During his 26-years in the U. S. Army, he wrote poems for his military comrades and was dubbed "Apollo" the Greek god of poetry by them. He has received numerous worldwide awards for his poems, short stories, and researched articles. He was selected as Who's Who in America for years. He was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by Governor William Clinton, for Arkansas, USA, and resided in Wisconsin. Many have asked about his poetic identify. As a result, he published the following acrostic poem in alliteration style, using a sonnet format as an answer: Joseph Spence, Sr. Acrostic and Alliteration Poem Jumping Jupiter, a jubilant sundae lover, and just a jewel. Oppressed liberator, optimistically captivating; oratorical. Saintly passionate, succulent salmon sampler; sweetheart. Exquisitely enchanting, enchantingly amatorious; éclat. Playful, painstakingly passionate, pajama wearer, patient. Handsomely helpful handyman, harmonizer of happiness. So sensationally super; Sagittarius son of John Spence. Pleasantly personable, and matriarch Maud Spence's son. Enabling, exquisite, eloquent, evolving and enterprising. Naturally nice, no nonsense, and a nutritional nobleman. Carrot consumer, constant comrade and cold-war veteran. Heavenly enlightened, and just an elegant eggnog taster. Sweet as syrup, shining armor off the shelf; savoir-faire. Red-blooded poetry connoisseur and radioactively lovable! © Joseph S. Spence, Sr. All Rights Reserved
Sensation of Light (Linking Pin Sonnet)
Like a Venus flytrap you swayed in the night
Night raising the mind's trace of soft flowing light
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She is known as Honorable Queen Mother Nanny. The lady was so sweet as sugar candy.
Enhancing the fight, smiling with much delight, knowing her cause was right.
She was the awesomely true Westward Maroon liberation queen in the highest esteem.
Hailing from Ghana's Gold Coast as an Ashanti or Akan—'A free woman! '
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If We Must Die:
Author's Synopsis: If We Must Die is dedicated to the memory of Claude McKay, Harlem Renaissance and Jamaican born poet)
My people if we must die:
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My People: If We Must Die:
Author's Synopsis: If We Must Die is dedicated to the memory of Claude McKay, Harlem Renaissance and Jamaican born poet)
My people if we must die:
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Heavenly Father,
Bless us today as we come before you.
Cast Your light upon us always.
We thank You for Your grace and mercy.
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