Christena Av Williams

Out from Babylon system Christena Av Williams

This book is not for the faint heart as it tugs at your soul. It challenges your perspective of life and the people around you. What is perceived? Dare be different and revolutionary in thoughts and actions towards unjust systems and individuals. Become free in mind and thoughts has there is known and unknown forces that try to hold you psychologically captive. Break those chains and become the true individual you are. Out from Babylon System: Liberation of Mind is unapologetic in words and theme. The writer hails from Jamaica and she is considered by her Peers as a revolutionary poet as she stamps her seal of a warrior. She is someone who has faced discrimination, pain, poverty, terrorism from neighbours and so much more. Some come and dive in this book and find out what it really is about? Hope your curiosity is pique. More about the writer follows: Spiritual, Conscious, natural are some characteristics to describe this Nubian Queen. Christena AV Williams or Antonia Valaire as some may know her as is a Poet, Author, Publisher, Historian and Philosopher. She began writing at age ten and ten years later Brian Wrixon, Canadian, published her first collection of poetry, "Pearls among Stones". This eventually earned her one of the most prestigious awards ever given to youths in Jamaica, The Prime Ministers National Youth Awards for excellence in Arts and Culture. Also, Youth empowerment award from Jamaican Youth empowerment through culture, arts and nationalism, (JAYECAN). She is recognized for her countless contributions to international anthologies, charity anthologies, and literary websites, blogs, and blog talk radios in places such as, India, Nigeria, Nepal, US, England, Canada and Jamaica. She features on national television, radios and was recently featured on Jamaica Poetry festival alongside the likes of Mutabaruka and Yasus Afari. Some of her publications includes only to name a few are: Gleaner newspaper, Jamaica observer, Featured Guest, TVJ's All Angles with Dionne Jackson-Miller, Featured Guest, CVM's On the Road to Success with Yanique DaCosta, Radio Interviews with Host Elise Kelly, Roots Fm Habakkuk, Random Poem tree, T& T, Female first magazine, U. K, Poetry NZ 47, New Zealand, L3 magazine, Shortlisted, jaBlog! Junior Authors Poetry Contest, shortlisted in Desmond O' Grady poetry competition in Ireland, Among Top 3, in Indian Magazine, "Radical (Global -web- Magazine- In English)" and Among top 30 in World healing, World peace poetry Anthology in USA. When she is not writing you will find her volunteering for she is closely linked to organizations such as Manifesto Jamaica, Positive org and JAYECAN.