Title: Remories Awaken to Life
Description: Winner of the "SPIT" on-line poetry competition sponsored by "DEF Poetry Jam" and "BET". Her work has been published in several mediums and she continues to feature and speak at conferences, events and venues.

She is the Founder, Executive Director and host of the "Dancin' Tongues Artist Showcase", a non-profit, grass-root community-based organization. The primary goal for "DT" is providing a free platform for artists to gain wider exposure.

As the Founder and CEO of MIRAJ Publishing & Design, which has become a beacon for many minorities seeking publication, L.D. continues to release one or two titles a year.

Under the direction and leadership of L.D. Stewart, the mission for "SAAWA" ~ Self-published, African-American Women Authors Alliance~ continues to be a well-spring of resources and support for the growing community of African-American women who are publishing and self-published. 

Yes, Remories is poetry, but from page one you know you're getting more than that. These words are meant to be read aloud. A humorous, hard-hitting body of poetry. Whether you're hit with an open-hand or closed fist, this writers' ability to speak to the consciousness and hearts of her readers, and "awaken them to life" is a rare gift indeed.


Excerpt
From "Handbook For A Revolutionary" So, you want to start a revolution May I suggest a plan of action? Start at home With a revolutionary idea Like wash a dish or clean up your own piss Stop beating up your kids And taking that which you refuse to give What your family needs you dismis Try a little tenderness Still want to start a revolution? Let me suggest a plan of action! GET UP! You lay in the king-size bed of your mind Covered by the blanket of your eyes And talk, And talk, And talk of dreams and ideas Others have born & schemed


Professional Reviews

Remories: Awaken To Life
To absorb is to feel something move within you. L.D. Stewarts' book, REMORIES: Awaken To Life, is definitely worth soaking up. Her words fill the blank spaces on the page with great sincerity. I recommend this poetic trip to the young and old of all walks of life. Her poems are the equilibrist of life. Poems like "Hand Book For A Revolutionary", "And You Said Nothing" move across the sociopolitical modes of life extremes with grace and truthful bearing. Feel the experience, live the words. Witness the REMories! - Zamounde S. Allie, Jr., Author of "As the World Burns"

Remories:Awaken To Life
Something about this book stirred my soul... That's the feeling I was left with upon reviewing REMORIES: Awaken To Life, the initial compilation of an expected many from the enormously gifted L.D. Stewart. Exhibiting disarming versatility, from the outset you are drawn into a mysterious, yet tantilizingly hypnotic gamut of emotions. Ms. Stewart's poetry is thought-provoking and provokes you to act. She draws you in with poems, such as, "The Color I Want to Be", an aggressive, yet entertaining work. Her mesmerizing talents keeps you there until the very end. She further exhibits her versatility with the stort story "The Watcher." Displaying an acute understanding of the complexities of pain, religion, hope and understanding, Ms. Stewart has you gliding, embarking on new journeys with works such as "Finding Myself", "Where Are You" and "Sugar Daddy"; feeling the depths of failed love in "Moving On," and placing your life with the one who gave his in "Blood Cup." A woman "committed to the free expression of thought through poetry", L.D. needn't worry about individuals "not getting her creations." Rather, she'll need a bat or suit of armor to fight off those who'll fervently embrace it. - William F. Cooper, Author of "Six Days In January

Remories:Awaken To Life
Words of love, hope, pain and self-discovery punctuate the poetry of the talented L.D. Stewart in her book REMORIES: Awaken To Life. Her well-crafted words beckon you to consider the world in which we live and the many emotions we encounter each day. Her poetry ranges from social commentary in "Handbook For a Revolutionary" to cultural issues in "Dread Lock Dream" and "The Color I Want To Be." She covers other themes about relationships and lost love in "Moving On" and "love's laundry." Ms. Stewart has definitely awakened to life and her work will stir your soul and give you that needed nudge to shake you from your poetically deprived complacency. - Memphis Vaughan, Jr.. Editor, TimBookTu