Brassbones & Rainbows: The Collected Works of Shirley Bradley LeFlore

BRASSBONES & RAINBOWS is the debut poetry collection of Shirley Bradley LeFlore, an oral poet and performance artist from St. Louis, Missouri who has been on the literary scene for over five decades. While LeFlore tackles social, political and cultural issues with a profound love for humanity, she also provides insight into self-identity, inner-strength, beauty and faith. A literary griot, LeFlore shares the fabric of verse through jazz, blues and gospel in an easy going, smooth and soothing Southern American dialect mixed with African American Vernacular English serving as musical notes. BRASSBONES & RAINBOWS is a stunning testament to Shirley Bradley LeFlore, a story singer whose words will certainly roll off your tongue.

SHIRLEY BRADLEY LEFLORE is a published and oral poet/performing artist. LeFlore’s poetry and writings have appeared in many anthologies and magazines, including Spirit & Flame, Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry and ALOUD: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Café.  She was featured prominently in the critically acclaimed 2009 Random House/Broadway Books novel, Wildflowers, written by her daughter and national bestselling author, Lyah Beth LeFlore. BRASSBONES & RAINBOWS is her first collection of poetry.