In and Out of Love: Selected Poetry from the 1970s (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780692608029)

Synthia SAINT JAMES is a world renowned multicultural visual artist, an award winning author and/or illustrator of 17 children's books, author of 3 poetry books, 2 affirmation books, a cookbook, a play, and the autobiographical book titled Living My Dream: An Artistic Approach to Marketing, which was nominated for the 2012 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional. She is also a popular speaker, educator and architectural designer who has garnered numerous awards, including the prestigious Trumpet Award, a Coretta Scott King Award, a YWCA Silver Achievement Award, and an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Saint Augustine's University. SAINT JAMES also serves as a Global Ambassador for Susan G. Komen for the Cure's "Circle of Promise". She is most celebrated for designing the first Kwanzaa Stamp for the United States Postal Service in 1997, for which she received a History Maker Award, and for the international cover art for Terry McMillan's book Waiting to Exhale. But few know that her artwork has been internationally featured in several United States Embassies through the Art in Embassies Program since the 1990's.