The Moments, the Minutes, the Hours: The Poetry of Jill Scott

by Jill Scott

Overview

Jill Scott's first-ever poetry collection delivers the same earthy, personal, and tell-it-like-it-is voice that fans have grown to know and love. Writing poems and keeping journals since 1991, she shares her personal poetry collection in The Moments, The Minutes, The Hours. Praised for her honestly erotic, soulful and very real lyrics, Jill Scott uncovers the beauty in healing, the comfort of family, and the stunning vitality of life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312329624
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/01/2008
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

Jill Scott is a Grammy-award winning, multiplatinum-selling singer, songwriter and actress. Her albums include Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1, Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2,  Experience: Jill Scott 826+, Collaborations, and The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3. She co-starred in the Tyler Perry hit film Why Did I Get Married? Scott has received two Grammy awards, three Lady of Soul awards, a Soul Train award, a Billboard Music Award and multiple NAACP Award nominations, among many others.

Editorial Reviews

Jill Scott's fans will enjoy...her defiant and vulnerable poems.” —Essence

“Love that's tough and hard and has to be earned and paid for every step of the way is the stuff of Scott's soulful poetry. We look forward to her next book. She knows how to write.” —Rocky Mountain News

“Like her music—soulful, erotic, and honest—Scott's collection of previously unpublished poetry delivers the goods.” —Uptown Magazine

“Jill Scott can now add the title 'author' to her list of accomplishments.” —Philadelphia Daily News

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