TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. DEDICATION & ACHKNOLEDEMENTS
  2. FORWARD: My Love Essay – Sheryl Lee Ralph
  3. INTRODUCTION

SINGLE

POEM ONE: Life Partner – Tanya Gipson
single

  1. Not By Sight – Amy Elisa Keith
  2. Key Issues – Melody Guy
  3. Avery – Clay Cane
  4. In My Own Time, On My Terms – Regina Robertson
  5. Fear To Love – David Horton
  6. To Swirl Or Not To Swirl  – Veronica Waters
  7. R&B Love Letters – Clayton Perry
  8. Becoming My Own Warrior – JaQuitta Williams
  9. Wifeless + Childless = Scandalous – Morris O’Kelly
  10.  The Appointed Time- Ericka Boston
  11. Lessons From My Father – Marcia Cole
  12.  Seeing My Way Through Single – Marlynn Snyder
  13. What the hell do I know about love? – Kelley L. Carter
  14. The Clock Is Still Ticking – Gil Robertson IV
  15. Living and Loving In New York City: An Essay – Tomika Anderson

MARRIED

Poem Two: We Be – Lita Hooper
married

  1. The Big Picture – Anthony Hamilton
  2. The Tooth Fairy, The Easter Bunny and ‘The Perfect Marriage’ – Rhonda Baraka
  3. Black Boy Blues Suite: A Love Poem to my Father in E-Flat – Edward Garnes
  4. Strong Women and Gentle Men: The new compatibility – Cecile Forte
  5. A Partnership on Every Level – Juanita Baranco
  6. Love at the Corner of Putnam and Webster – Christopher Cathcart
  7. My Great Love – Nava Yeshoalul
  8. Black Humanity and the Crisis of “Home -David E. McClean, Ph.D.
  9. The Best Of Both Worlds – Leslie Bardo
  10. How I Met My Wife – Victor Everett
  11. Being Patient – Nekesa Moody
  12. “Love on the Rocques” – Anslem Samuel Rocque
  13.  The Power of Adapting – Tarsha Hamilton
  14. Marriage is Grand – a fine institution.  – Jimi Izrael
  15.  It’s not where you’re from…It’s where you’re at – Velma Pate
  16.  A Love That Is Slow and Steady – Byron Pitts
  17. How My Parents Found Love – Marliee Holmes
  18. Finding My Purpose, Finding My Mate – Dr. L’Heureux Lewis
  19. Love Worth The Wait – Twanda Black
  20. The Alpha woman… Take the gloves off at home honey! – Tenisha Taylor Bell

DIVORCE

Poem Three: That Was Then, This Is Now – Trina Love
divorce

  1. Where Did Our Love Go? – Darryl James
  2. Found Love In A Hopeless Place – Tia Williams
  3. And Still There Is Hope – Cassandra Wanzo M.D.
  4. Back To Single Life – Al Farnell
  5. Love Is Not The Enemy – Jessica Care Moore
  6. The Problem With Marriage – Danielle Belton
  7. Love Is Not Enough – Raqiyah Mays
  8. The Art of Attachment –  Dr. Nicole LaBeach
  9. Patience, Sacrifice & Marriage – Freda Payne
  10.  Reflections From A Realistic Romantic – Dyana Williams