{"product_id":"voices-in-the-night-woodrow-dixon-9798540481151","title":"Voices in the Night","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat will you learn from reading \"Voices In The Night,\" the first published book of poetry, written by new Black poet Woodrow Dixon?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou will learn valuable knowledge from reading the poems written by this 65 year old author as he educates readers about the trials and tribulations of the Black community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the publication of \"Voices In The Night,\" it ends the author's 42 year journey to write and to publish his first book of poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eit now begins a new ambitious journey for Dixon, who is looking to be recognized as a legitimate Black poet as well as one of the most important and most influential \u003cb\u003enew\u003c\/b\u003e Black poets in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDixon believes his poetry, will allow him to be an important voice in helping to address the issues that continue to plague the Black community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is also looking to use his poetry as a platform to uplift and to energize people living in Black neighborhoods and helping them dispel the negative images and racial stereotypes that a broad population of whites continue to have. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the poem titled \"Your Neighborhood,\" Dixon stresses the importance of Blacks taking care of and doing positive things in their neighborhoods, otherwise, if they do not, they will see negative impacts to their communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Take care of your neighborhood \/ Band together and do something good.\" He adds, \"If you don't, it will be gentrified overnight \/ Then you'll be on the wrong side of Black flight.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe implores Black communities to stand up against Black on Black crimes and to turn in the criminals, or else, Black on Black crimes will continue and their neighborhood's quality of life will continue to deteriorate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the poem \"The Code of Silence,\" Dixon criticizes Blacks for their silence and their failure to turn in criminals, who live in their neighborhoods. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe writes, \"Black on Black crimes negatively affects a neighborhood \/ And being silent and not coming clean doesn't do the people in the hood any good.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy is Dixon the author reader's will learn a great deal of knowledge from by reading his poetry when it comes to issues impacting Black communities? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe answer is simple.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author has lived more than six decades during the presidencies of 13 different American presidents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe also lived during the turmoil and the upheaval of the 1960s; the most tumultuous period in his life and for others of his generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 1960s were a time when Blacks were marching and fighting for Civil Rights, fighting for Voting Rights and fighting against segregation that was strongly entrenched in most southern states in American. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDixon watched Civil Rights marches and demonstrations broadcast on the nightly news, and he watched how peaceful marchers and demonstrators were often beaten, injured, handcuffed by law enforcement and thrown into law enforcement vehicles and carted off to jail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome 50-55 years later, the author watched on the nightly news and various digital platforms how law enforcement shot and killed Black male pre-teen, Tamir Rice and adult males Michael Brown and Philando Castile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the most disturbing killing he viewed was Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin, kneeling on the neck of George Floyd causing him to die because he could not breathe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCommenting on Floyd's death in his poem titled \"It Is Darkness,\" the author writes, \"George Floyd's death had people taking their anger to the streets \/ And to social media where they posted pictures and posted Tweets.\" Finally, Derek Chauvin was found guilty on three charges of murder and sentenced to 22.5 years behind bars \/ While his three comrades are free until their 2022 trials, but George Floyd's family still lives with the pains and still carries the scars.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on these experiences, Dixon has the background to write poetry focusing on what Blacks face every day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Woodrow Dixon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798540481151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.28d","brand":"Woodrow Dixon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48487275135231,"sku":"9798540481151","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da17115a-7233-43c8-bd0c-a18fae90f2cc.jpg?v=1778059479","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/voices-in-the-night-woodrow-dixon-9798540481151","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}