Emergent Bloom

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Step into the soul of the South through the eyes of a young African American boy raised in Beulah Mississippi.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Emergent Bloom</em></strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is a stirring collection of poems that reflect the raw and beautiful complexity of life-through love loss family faith and survival. With the sensitivity of a dreamer and the honesty of a survivor Dalvin Williams invites readers into his world where fireflies light up childhood nights and grandmothers pray storms away. From the aching truths of generational trauma to the joys of Black love each verse pulses with emotion and truth.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Divided into three chapters-</span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Light</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Soil</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Water</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>-this poetic journey mirrors the elements that shape us heal us and help us grow.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Whether reflecting on life in Mississippi the bittersweet pain of memory or the resilience required to keep going </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Emergent Bloom</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is a powerful tribute to Black identity Southern roots and the beauty that emerges from struggle.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>May you find petals of your flowers in this garden.</em></strong></p><p></p>