{"product_id":"o-africa-a-poetry-collection-p-carol-johnson-9798991927208","title":"O' Africa A Poetry Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eP. Carol Johnson is a poet of remembrance, resistance, and reclamation.\u003c\/strong\u003e Born into the legacy of Jamestown, South Carolina, a town founded by her fourth great-grandfather-Johnson carries the oral traditions of her ancestors with reverence and fire. \u003cem\u003eO' Africa\u003c\/em\u003e is her debut poetry collection: a lyrical archive of Black southern life and Pan-African memory, where sharecroppers, seers, and storytellers rise from the soil of history. Her work is resonant for those exploring identity and intergenerational legacy. Her verses spiral through time, retrieving what was buried and transforming it into radiant truth. Each line Johnson writes honors the griot's role: to remember, to heal, and to guide. Her poetry lifts up the voices of the past and offers a steady foothold for those stepping into the future. Illustrated by the award-winning Lauren A. Mills, \u003cem\u003eO' Africa \u003c\/em\u003etraces James family history from 1815 through 2025 through poetry, prose, and narrative. \u003cem\u003ePart I\u003c\/em\u003e calls forth a challenge- to bridge divisions and reclaim dignity in the face of fragmentation. \u003cem\u003ePart II\u003c\/em\u003e traces the James family lineage, revealing the poets, prophets, and builders of a legacy whose names remain etched into time. \u003cem\u003ePart III\u003c\/em\u003e stands as both closure and beginning, leading toward \u003cem\u003eVolume II\u003c\/em\u003e, where the echoes of Carol Denise Johnson usher in new voices, new storytellers, new keepers of the ancestral flame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e P. Carol Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798991927208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e O Africa Poetry Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"P. Carol Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743003717887,"sku":"9798991927208","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/o-africa-a-poetry-collection-p-carol-johnson-9798991927208","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}