- DEDICATION & ACHKNOLEDEMENTS
- FORWARD: My Love Essay – Sheryl Lee Ralph
- INTRODUCTION
SINGLE
POEM ONE: Life Partner – Tanya Gipson
- Not By Sight – Amy Elisa Keith
- Key Issues – Melody Guy
- Avery – Clay Cane
- In My Own Time, On My Terms – Regina Robertson
- Fear To Love – David Horton
- To Swirl Or Not To Swirl – Veronica Waters
- R&B Love Letters – Clayton Perry
- Becoming My Own Warrior – JaQuitta Williams
- Wifeless + Childless = Scandalous – Morris O’Kelly
- The Appointed Time- Ericka Boston
- Lessons From My Father – Marcia Cole
- Seeing My Way Through Single – Marlynn Snyder
- What the hell do I know about love? – Kelley L. Carter
- The Clock Is Still Ticking – Gil Robertson IV
- Living and Loving In New York City: An Essay – Tomika Anderson
MARRIED
Poem Two: We Be – Lita Hooper
- The Big Picture – Anthony Hamilton
- The Tooth Fairy, The Easter Bunny and ‘The Perfect Marriage’ – Rhonda Baraka
- Black Boy Blues Suite: A Love Poem to my Father in E-Flat – Edward Garnes
- Strong Women and Gentle Men: The new compatibility – Cecile Forte
- A Partnership on Every Level – Juanita Baranco
- Love at the Corner of Putnam and Webster – Christopher Cathcart
- My Great Love – Nava Yeshoalul
- Black Humanity and the Crisis of “Home -David E. McClean, Ph.D.
- The Best Of Both Worlds – Leslie Bardo
- How I Met My Wife – Victor Everett
- Being Patient – Nekesa Moody
- “Love on the Rocques” – Anslem Samuel Rocque
- The Power of Adapting – Tarsha Hamilton
- Marriage is Grand – a fine institution. – Jimi Izrael
- It’s not where you’re from…It’s where you’re at – Velma Pate
- A Love That Is Slow and Steady – Byron Pitts
- How My Parents Found Love – Marliee Holmes
- Finding My Purpose, Finding My Mate – Dr. L’Heureux Lewis
- Love Worth The Wait – Twanda Black
- The Alpha woman… Take the gloves off at home honey! – Tenisha Taylor Bell
DIVORCE
Poem Three: That Was Then, This Is Now – Trina Love
- Where Did Our Love Go? – Darryl James
- Found Love In A Hopeless Place – Tia Williams
- And Still There Is Hope – Cassandra Wanzo M.D.
- Back To Single Life – Al Farnell
- Love Is Not The Enemy – Jessica Care Moore
- The Problem With Marriage – Danielle Belton
- Love Is Not Enough – Raqiyah Mays
- The Art of Attachment – Dr. Nicole LaBeach
- Patience, Sacrifice & Marriage – Freda Payne
- Reflections From A Realistic Romantic – Dyana Williams