9 Cib
Yellow Solar
Warrior
A true Warrior is
peaceful
Yet always prepared –
Intelligence renders
her fearless
In a fearsome Age
Her Vision pierces
the Folly of War
She witnesses its
terrible Fury
She knows,
therefore, the primary
Importance of Compassion
To neutralize the Frenzy
of Chaos –
War enriches the
makers of War -
Dedicated to Death
and Destruction -
In the Name of the Goddess
In the Name of the Goddess
Where is the Intelligence
in that?
©Kleomichele Leeds
Andrea R. Canaan
Andrea R Canaan (born 1950) is a Black feminist writer, speaker, community organizer, poet and activist.
Early life and education
Canaan was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1950. She was raised in a close activist and spiritual community. At twelve years old, Canaan was raped by a Methodist minister where she also faced abuse from a female church camp counselor. Canaan has also intimated that her mother was aware of this abuse and did nothing to help her child. Canaan has referenced this abuse in her work by touching upon themes of religious abuses of power and clergy misconduct.
Canaan holds a M.S.W. from University of Tulane and a M.F.A. in non-fiction from the University of San Francisco.
In 2018, she received a second M.F.A. in fiction from Goddard College in Vermont.
In the 1980's, Canaan served as the Director of Women and Employment which helps place women in non-traditional jobs.
Work
Canaan's creative passion is personal wholeness, the transformation of shame into courage for herself and in the lives of other black women. Her work explores themes of black womanhood, sexual abuse, identity labels, and friendships between black women.
Bibliography
This Bridge Called My Back
The Salt Box House on Bayou Black*
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Kin 256: Yellow Solar Warrior
I pulse in order to question
Realizing fearlessness
I seal the output of intelligence
With solar tone of intention
I am guided by the power of free will.
Correct understanding of death, in its cosmic dimension, dispels ignorance and fear at its root level.*
*Star Traveler's 13 Moon Almanac of Synchronicity, Galactic Research Institute, Law of Time Press, Ashland, Oregon, 2018-2019.
The Sacred Tzolk'in
Svadhistanha Chakra (Kali Plasma)
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