Artistic Sketches of Remembered Names -- Donley Phillips Continues to Captivate Readers' Emotions With His Second Edition of Selected Poems

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• Source: Xlibris
• On 9:01 pm EDT, Tuesday October 6, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Memories make great subjects for art. For writer-poet Donley Phillips, his experiences and memories that have been etched carefully in his mind are what make his latest book phenomenal. Remembered Names: Selected Poems (Second Edition) will surely entice readers as they delve into the poet's mind, heart, and soul.

With over ninety of the most beautifully written poems to marvel, Phillips reveals his deepest emotions and innermost thoughts about his past. With loving tributes to his family and significant loved ones, Phillips pens down with utmost sincerity, yet masterfully conveys, life and art. The stunning portraits and images included in this amazing book undoubtedly fuse perfectly with themes that embrace love, pain, sorrow, race, religion, and faith.

Readers will find themselves enveloped in a myriad of emotions in this amazing poetry collection by Donley Phillips. Remembered Names: Selected Poems (Second Edition) creates an unforgettable, illuminating experience.

This book will be featured in the Frankfurt International Book Exhibit in Frankfurt, Germany, on October 14-18, 2009. For more information, log on to www.Xlibris.com.

About the Author

Donley R. Phillips, writer-poet, was born in 1935 in Tyler, Texas. In 1945, near the end of World War II, Phillips lived in San Antonio, Texas. He attended segregated public schools: elementary school, Frederick Douglas Junior High School and Phyllis Wheatley High School.

In the early fifties, Phillips was elected President of the NAACP Youth Council. In 1953, Phillips was awarded a scholarship to tour Europe in a student exchange program, sponsored by the NAACP. Upon his return to the USA, he received a Ford Foundation Scholarship to attend Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.

In 1955, Phillips moved to Los Angeles, California. He continued his involvement in the Civil Rights movement, with the NAACP and Martin Luther, King Jr. During the sixties, he participated in the San Francisco marches. He also was a protester at the anti-Vietnam War rallies together with William McNeil during the late sixties and early seventies in Southern California. Phillips presently resides in Los Angeles and is a member of the Miracle Mile Optimist Club Los Angeles, which promotes positive development of youth.

                  Remembered Names * by Donley Phillips
                     Selected Poems (Second Edition)
                    Publication Date: August 21, 2009
          Trade Paperback; $19.99; 135 pages; 978-1-4415-4119-2
           Trade Hardback; $29.99; 135 pages; 978-1-4415-4120-8

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