"Are you a taker and not a giver?
Open you mouth and speak.
Be a voice...You too can change the world.
You don't have to be a saint to do saintly things"
~Fania Simon
CHILDREN -R- THE FUTURE...RIGHT? FEED THEM!
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A CRY FOR HELP....
Many children are homeless in the streets ....
having no shoes to put on their little feet....
their garments are covered with dirt,....
it's rugged....
they find their food in the garbage....
these babies can't comprehend,....
they're just waiting for their adversity to end....
Many have lost their parents....
And they are calling out for a friend,....
Give them a helping hand.....
Their innocent eyes are full of fear,....
they are wondering why life is so unfair....
that's why the fortunate needs to listen to their cries....
to wipe the tears from their little eyes.....
at nights they have no where to rest their heads,....
they are in need of comfortable bed.....
we need to open our eyes and face reality....
these kids are not in gaiety.....
their poor bellies are empty,...
this is leading a drastic fatality....
when their hearts cries,who is there to listen?....
they are patiently waiting for it to glistens.....
The fortunate needs to compromise....
by opening their heart and eyes,....
and listen to the proverty-stricken children cries....
and wipe the tear from their saddened faces....
even though these babies are so poor....
they are holding on to faith and hopes....
although some of these babies die....
some believe,that one person can dry....
the tears from their little eyes....
by Nicola Richards (c)2006
Oh! Music???
I Like "Voodoo" Rara [ROOTS]music,
I like Conscious Reggae
Bob & Peter Tosh, Apha Blondy ect...
I don't like dancehall music.
I like Son (Cuban music),
I like Samba (Brazil music),
I love African American Jazz, Blues and Gospel.
I like Spaniard music from Spain.
But I love Kompa music from Haiti
I love music from Senegal and Mali.
O I also like classical music
I like Opera music
And Andrea Bocelli is my favorite.
But there is no other music I can compare to nature's music.
See,
I like the sound of the rain
I like the sound of thunder
I like the sound of the wind
I like the sound of crikets at night
YES! That's a perfect melody.
_Fania Simon2006
Movies
Any movie that makes me cry---if i can relate to it, it will be my favorite
Ex: Color Purple and Memoir of a Geisha are real good.
Television
I am not a TV person but I like to watch Antique Road Show, Discovery channel, Girlfriends and America Top Model (sometimes).
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BOOKS I THINK YOU'LL ENJOY:
Caribbean books, African books, and African American books Fiction, nonfiction, Poetry, Children's books ect...
My favorite books are the books that I wrote:
Sofi's Load by Fania Simon
Poetry in Haiti by Fanis Simon
Surviving Loving a Ghost by Fania Simon
No Means No: The Aftermath by Fania Simon
Obedience Better than Sacrifice by Fania Simon
Diaspora Lost in the West: A Place of Disorder by fania Simon
African Collection:Manipulating Images in to Words by Fania Simon
SAME TEAM BUSINESS!TURN THE PAGE!
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MALE: J. Jaques Dessalines...Henry Christophe....Boukman...Mackandal...
FEMALES: My grandmother, my mother and me*****
I am my "heroe"
I've travel so far around the world by myself...
Not knowing anyone
And not speaking the tribal languages.
I have overcome "The Impossible."
I am traveling earth
To deliver a message:
THERE is LIFE after RAPE
Yes. I AM VICTORIOUS!!!!
AND THAT's NO LIE.
AS SALAAM ALAIKUM!
PEACE UNTO YOU!
FORGET ABOUT RELIGIOUS DIVISION...
PEACE DOES THE BODY GOOD
FORGET THE OUTER WORLD...
AND MARRY PEACE TO YOUR SPIRIT...
MARRY PEACE TO YOUR SOUL...
...GOD IS PEACE...
AS SALAAM ALAIKUM"
~ Fania Simon2006
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This is an engaging first novel by Haitian Author Fania Simon. Sofi's Load is a literary memoir about a nine-year-old girl fighting to overcome discrimination, oppression and abuse in 1970's Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Sofi's trials and tribulations will bind you to stitches and leave you in tears.
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Awe Stricken, November 3, 2006
The intense sincerity of this gripping story has clarity so profound that as a reader I found myself living every detail. Remarkable! Pick up Sofi's Load, and sit at the edge of your seat, because it will vigorously suck you in. It's real--dauntingly real.
Daniel Sabin
CEO / Founder of Pure Leaders Incorporated
International Motivational / Inspirational Speaker
Student - Metaphysicist - Philosopher
Musician - Poet - Author
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Book Description
Poetry In Haiti-
A fascinating combination of two literary genres, poetry and short story form, Poetry in Haiti describes two centuries of revolutionary struggles in Haiti. in distinctive voice and style, Fania Simon praises the heroes of the Haitian revolution and takes a nostalgic look at the struggle for Haitian independence. Apart from its historical significance, Poetry in Haiti draws from the contemporary experiences of the writer to describe a society that faces many trials and tribulations. The fusion of the past and the present makes the book stand out as an important literary contribution to Caribbean literature
Creating Magic With Words, October 5, 2006
Reviewer: Castina Charles (NY, USA) - See all my reviews
To say that Fania Simon is only a poet would be a mere understatement. She is a prophetic artist, a lyrical genius, who creates magic through her words. Poetry in Haiti is perhaps one of the most moving books I have ever read. A collection of poetry and short stories Ms. Simon successfully imbues her work with the consciousness of her people. From the first verse to the last you are presented with the spirit of Haiti.
Her acknowledgements "To Jean J. Dessalines, Touissant Louverture, Henry Christophe," the forefathers of the Haitian Revolution, firmly roots this text in the blood and spirit of Haiti. The remainder of the pieces carry this message. At once prideful, celebratory, nostalgic, poignant and revolutionary, her words are always moving.
This book is a must read for all Haitians, but more significantly for anyone interested in great art and beauty, and is willing to ride on the spiritual pilgrimage to Haiti, that Ms. Simon takes you on.
NEW BOOKS WRITTEN BY FANIA SIMON
Surviving Loving a Ghost is like a personal road map to the stage of life, an ongoing war between one's flesh and one's soul. As you travel through the pages you'll find a path to true love. Fania Simon is passionately feasting on words that may bring a smile or a frown to your face. Through poetry, she is exploring the power of love, lust, laughter, deceit, tears, growth and the power within. Her words are real and raw. They will come alive in your mind.
Author's Official Website HERE!
No Means No: The Aftermath is a collection of poems exploring the tiers of emotion typically defining the human condition in relation to child physical and sexual abuse. The author, Fania Simon is overpoweringly addressing the aftermath of rape and molestation. Poetically, she brings unheard stories to the frontline. This book is for victims and survivors from all over the world. Please read it because no one is safe from rape-not even you. The life you save, may be your own.
In OBEDIENCE IS BETTER THAN SACRIFICE Fania Simon outlines some dramatic experiences in her life and gracefully describes her walk through healing. In this collection, she celebrates the power of God.
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Who I'd like to meet: INSPIRED BY a GENIUS
Between the world and me
Theres a spirit
Something hanging in space
I call it
This Thing
I feel it leaving my body
Lynching me at midnight
Look!
I trip over my body
As if I were a stranger
Witnessing a victory celebration
And I see this thing
Taking on an identity
Right here before my surprising eyes
It becomes my presence
Their pleasure, their consumption of me
And I, the lynched body
Ah my friends
This thing wwas so surprised
At those human beings
For they were so brutal to me
Then suddenly, I,
This thing,
took another form before my eyes
I became a circle
A force,
I multiplied into a holy being
I was God, this thing,and man, all in one
But before the stranger appeared
This thing was many things...
It was my black dress and my crispy fingers,
My white bones, stiffed with black blood
It was my horrible body, my virginity,
And my breasts
Cut and consumed by countless disciples
But right here, at this celebration
This thing was my eyes
Witnessing my pain and misery
It became my weakness and their power over me
Then suddenly, another visitor appeared
It was €˜the yellow surprise of the sun. It came to inflict more pain on me
More pain on my ragged corpse!
(C)2003yesayah fania!
www.faniasimon.com
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I'm not addicted to your approval
I'm Addicted to The God in Me.
Life is poetry.
I live it. I express it.
Got it?
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How are you my sister? Hope all is well with you! Just passing through cause I haven't heard from you in a while, I know you are most likely busy doing God's work!
We are determined to be masters of our fate; owners of Our wealth; and capable of removing the adjective "dark" from the name of Our cotinent. Education, that of the nation and of the individual, is the baston of this goal... Knowledge paves the way to love, and love it turn fosters overstanding, and lead one along the path of great common achievements... The solid basis for all lies in education. It is eduction which allows people to live together, and makes them avoid the pitfalls of immorality, and inducess respect for the law. Truely, the attainment of these high aims is based on education, the helping of people to live together, to avoid indlgence, immorality and lawlessness... An awareness of Our past is essential to the establishment of Our personality and Our identity as Africans. Education,work and diligence are the main foundation of Our existence. To command and to be commanded is the fruit of education, and unity and confidence is the result. Education of the youth is the surest guarantee for a better life. The possession of degrees alone does not classify anyone as fully educated. A university is the fountain of learning; seek knowledge and there you shall find it. Unless knowledge is nurtured and nourished by devoted teachers and student alike ,it will,like a pool of water following the rains change its hue and slowly disappear... A school is shape one's character;just as looking into a mirror one could rid him or herself of the dirt that is on one's person,likewise can one shape there character by education... HAILE I SELLASSIE I RASTAFARI DA 1st ALL TIME AN EVERY TIME KEEP IT HOT LIGHTIN STRIKE DA WEAK HEART DEM INNA DEM FORID MORE LUV MORE LIFE
Welcome to my humble space in this corner of the galaxy and I wish for you and yours many blessings of love, joy, peace, happiness, success and above all good health. Thanks for friendship.
The real world awaits its true identity which is hidden in the creativity of all our human family. "ARTISTS" musicians, painters, poets and writers. I hope that, that part of all humanity will become awaken, and come alive to live the true meaning of our "CREATOR'S" purpose. The force which is bigger than all of us, in whom all truth exist.
* The brain and all its body parts (Human) is only a machine which the mind manipulates. Everything else comes from within as (energy). The different functions only interpret the energy in its own unique capacity for which it was developed. Art, Science, Philosophy and Spirituality..... are the result of the mind concept, from its interpretation of the energy field. The interpretations are only the impression from what is gleaned by those instruments.
A MOMENT FOR REFLECTION What a terrible way we humans are using these functions. We totally lost the abilities to use them to serve the all, as the universe had intended. It is up to us as artists, to turn that around, teaching the masses how to use them; the way they were meant to be use. They were meant to serve the better cause of humanity and to sustain all life force and not just the chosen few who use them for a greedy cause.
Lanmou béni sè mwen, kontan tan nouvel ou,Loué papa ou pa oublié mwen! Nou ka pwé Jah lanmou ek limyè wouzé jadin'w pou 2008 toujou plis fos plis lanmou ek plis la vi. E mwen za sav ou sé an mapipi fanm Bless ek gadé an ti plas an tchè'w ba I man .Mwen menm la epi'w RastafarI
How have you been my sister? Haven't heard from you in a while. I hope this message finds you well. Peace love & blessings. Namasté Kabba www.cafepress.com/kabbatate
Hi The Movement is Global-Not Tribal., Hope all is good with you. Just a little note to say: Please check out my new look MySpace page... For details of my 45 date tour this summer/autumn taking in dates across the UK, Europe & the US, to promote my forthcoming album 'THE DEVOURED MAN'. Thanks for your support. Big P&L Ola
