Syreeta Williams

CONTACT

Syreeta Williams
Melrose Park, Illinois

BIO

Syreeta L. Williams is an accomplished spoken-word artist, columnist, playwright, dancer, vocalist and actor. She has received numerous awards for her commitment to the arts. As an Illinois resident, she's reached audiences such as Seed Time Harvest Conference, Gospel Rack Showcase, Joyful Ministries, Tacora Rogers Show, The Sound Stage, The Worship Center, Gospel Radio 1390, Chicago State University, Christian Poet Society, Westside Gospel, Liberty Temple Gospel Church, Superior Umbrella Association, and many more. She's been published in Gospel Synergy Magazine, Chicago Defender, The Motif Journal, Windy City Word, Austin Weekly, The Spectator, Chicago Communicator, and Austin Voice. Her literary work can also be found in libraries in Illinois.

PUBLICATIONS

Black Poet, Publish America, 2008 - $14.95
Woman of Words, Morris Publishing, 2002 - $10.00

Available from barnesandnoble.com and amazon.com

For chapbooks and personalized gifts, refer to author's e-mail.

BOOKINGS

2008

April
Participant at Banner Academy West, the Poetry Summit Workshop in Chicago

May
Conducted a workshop for children at Hillside Public Library in Hillside

October
Participant in Authors Workshop at Chicago State University in Chicago

Ongoing
Monthly appearances at the North Austin Library in Chicago. Email Syreeta for information on readings and special events.

POEM

THE TRANQUIL WOMAN

The soft smell of roses
The glowing shine of skin
The crystal vase standing in
the center of the table.

The essence of soft music,
jazz melody, spiritual tranquility,
and chimes swaying in the wind.

Looking out the window to see
meadows, and crisp-leaved trees,
and roaring rivers, and bold seas

The shimmer of the sky
Birds of wings like eagles
flying high.

A soft spoken word
The soft reply of the Tranquil Woman.

Syreeta Williams

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