Jeanette Swain Nicholas

Separate Birds, Fruit Strange as Blackberry Jeanette Swain Nicholas

All of Jeanette Swain Nicholas's poems are about people, for people. They nudge readers to liberate their feelings and develop understanding about people of all colors. Their purpose is to foster communication about the minority and human experiences of living, loving, losing, learning, and laughing. Life experiences infuse Nicholas's writing . . . from her career in social work and adult education in Detroit community groups to speech writing for Motown record executives and proofreading for several 1960s urban fiction writers. Nicholas's poetry entertains, and entices those who "don't like poetry." In her minimalistic works, she offers surprises, builds suspense, and communicates powerful messages.