Poems and Hollers from a Candy Apple Indian

This book is a collection of poems and poetry that I unearthed from my youth and some I added after reading my past voices.

If you were to meet me for the first time you would walk away with the confirmation that I am an extrovert. I am animated with my hands, love the feeling of words flowing out of my mouth, and my mind races to grasp the next clever line as we speak. If you truly knew me, you would realize that if I am talking a lot, I'm overcompensating for how shy I may be feeling. I realized recently I am a closeted introvert. I crave the company of others but have a tipping point of exhaustion too. I have always felt most like myself with pen and paper. This book is a collection of poems and poetry that I unearthed from my youth and some I added after reading my past voices. By revealing them to you I once again put myself in a thrilling yet compromising position. I am also a glutton for punishment.

Originally from Mint Hill, North Carolina Dana Lowery Ramseur graduated from Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina in Pembroke and her Master's Degree in Library and Information Studies from East Carolina University. She is Nationally Board Certified and the head librarian for Central Cabarrus High School. This is Dana's 13th year as a librarian. She loves the opportunity to work with students and encourages a love of reading while stressing the importance of seeking accurate and sound information in print and online. Dana travels to schools throughout the year to speak on behalf of her tribe. She has organized and planned cultural celebrations and participates in cultural events locally and where her tribe predominantly resides (Pembroke, North Carolina). She aligns her passion with a quote from Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins a Paiute American Indian Activist which reads "Much money and many precious lives would have been saved if you had fought my people with Books instead of Power "