In this collection of poems, “The Different Flavors of Words,” author and poet Claudia Saul presents a recurring theme that is expressed with amazement in “Nature’s Sights and Sounds”, “No Restrictions,” “Change,” and “Rise Again.”

You have not seen the Greatest Show until you’ve taken her poetic route to experience one more time the wonders of the universe. The poems “Today’s Landmark Tomorrow’s Debris” and “In Thankfulness,” are dedicated to the memory of loved ones. “From Rags To Riches” expresses the strength, determination, beauty and versatility of the black woman. The resilience of the ancestors in their struggles from mental and physical slavery is voiced in “My Name is Survivor.” “We Are The Church”, “The Miracle Worker,” and “Pressing On,” are devotional poems on faith. Hidden in “The Secret” is a formula that the author finds beneficial.

The author concludes this collection with the title poem. As she reflects on the different flavors of words she hopes to share with her readers some of the realities of life. Let’s savor the flavor.

Featured in the press:
Brooklyn College Magazine, Spring 2004
Caribbean Life (Brooklyn/Staten Island edition), July 6, 2004
Excelsior, Brooklyn College Newspaper, November 1, 2004

Reader comments:
“Claudia Saul’s “The Different Flavors of Words” awakens one’s mind to appreciate life’s literature and the art of poetry. Her writings add value to the soul, and fills the mind with thankfulness for the air we breathe, the sunlight we enjoy, the flowers, the trees, the squirrels that we take for granted.”
—Mrs. Pecola Rodriguez,
Retired Nursing Director

“The Excelsior presents compelling reasons for reading and enjoying poetry of one of its Alumni. The latest is “The Different Flavors of Words.” Claudia Saul’s message in Today’s Landmark—Tomorrow’s Debris is intended to span the racial and ethnic barrier, respect one another and try to live in unity.”
—The Excelsior News
Brooklyn College of the City University of New York

“Claudia Saul’s “The Different Flavors of Words” captures the ancestors and their struggles to ensure that their posterity will be free.”
—Samantha Yearwood-Obas
The Caribbean Life (Brooklyn/Staten Island Edition), July 6, 2004

“A quiet but very strong book by a woman of real vision and belief.”
—Professor Wellman,
Brooklyn College of the City University of New York

“I found the collection a beautiful expression of spirituality.”
—Barbara Gerber
Retired Professor

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