Giselle Robinson is poet, mother, lover, friend... woman. Cadence is an exploration of all of these. From her Virgin Islands upbringing, through illness, motherhood, love, loss, tragedy and triumph, this is the poetic release and realization of those moments. Each of our journeys are unique, yet the lessons, the emotions are in many ways universal. In these pages you will find not just a window into this poets life, but maybe a mirror of your own. "Cadence resonates with me because of the brevity of its style, the elegance of its metaphors, and depths of its themes. Giselle Robinson is a major poetic talent." Molefi Kete Asante, Author of 72 books, including AS I RUN Toward Africa "Trust in these words as you free fall through the space between the lines; there is a playfulness with diction and rhyme in Cadence that is both challenging and soothing. There is real truth here. There are stories of survival here that only those enveloped in brown girl skin can truly know. Broken hearts and abandoned cars can be found between these pages. Do not let the length of these lines, this economy of words fool you. As all true poets do, Giselle allows her verse to paint an unflinching and unforgiving picture of an equally hard and resplendent life. Giselle's words plus page equals power." -Joaquin Zihuatanejo, Author of Barrio Songs, World Poetry Slam Champion "Giselle Robinson is a philosopher. A poet. A singer. A dancer. Her words make us bend and sway. She is gracious and majestic. She is the truth. Truth is, God uses regular moms even if she is afraid to believe. Believe me. There is only one Giselle. And the only poet that writes/makes me feel this way." -natasha carrizosa, Co-Author of "Of Fire and Rain" (from the Introduction to Cadence)
Show moreGiselle Robinson is poet, mother, lover, friend... woman. Cadence is an exploration of all of these. From her Virgin Islands upbringing, through illness, motherhood, love, loss, tragedy and triumph, this is the poetic release and realization of those moments. Each of our journeys are unique, yet the lessons, the emotions are in many ways universal. In these pages you will find not just a window into this poets life, but maybe a mirror of your own. "Cadence resonates with me because of the brevity of its style, the elegance of its metaphors, and depths of its themes. Giselle Robinson is a major poetic talent." Molefi Kete Asante, Author of 72 books, including AS I RUN Toward Africa "Trust in these words as you free fall through the space between the lines; there is a playfulness with diction and rhyme in Cadence that is both challenging and soothing. There is real truth here. There are stories of survival here that only those enveloped in brown girl skin can truly know. Broken hearts and abandoned cars can be found between these pages. Do not let the length of these lines, this economy of words fool you. As all true poets do, Giselle allows her verse to paint an unflinching and unforgiving picture of an equally hard and resplendent life. Giselle's words plus page equals power." -Joaquin Zihuatanejo, Author of Barrio Songs, World Poetry Slam Champion "Giselle Robinson is a philosopher. A poet. A singer. A dancer. Her words make us bend and sway. She is gracious and majestic. She is the truth. Truth is, God uses regular moms even if she is afraid to believe. Believe me. There is only one Giselle. And the only poet that writes/makes me feel this way." -natasha carrizosa, Co-Author of "Of Fire and Rain" (from the Introduction to Cadence)
Show moreGiselle Robinson was born in "Rock City", St. Thomas, USVI. Giselle's voice and her words, her stories and her style, reflect the deeply ingrained West Indian values and traditions she was raised with. She is as warm and smooth, deep and as vibrant as the Caribbean Sea. DFW's own Island Girl, Giselle is a member of the 2011 and 2012 Fort Worth Slam Teams as well as the 2011 DFW Gladiator Slam Champion. Representing Dallas, she ranked 31st in the world at the 2012 Women of the World Poetry Slam Championship. She has also released her first CD and DVD of poems from "Cadence". Giselle says she writes because she has to, is compelled to, but she performs for that moment of personal connection; shared pain, shared purpose. She's still amused by reactions to her accent; after all, it's just "Me".
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