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Virginia State University, Virginia, United States
Dr. Latorial Faison is an award-winning African American poet, author, professor, veteran military spouse, and mother born in Southampton County, VA. She’s authored & edited 16 books, including Nursery Rhymes in Black, Blood at the Root, Mother to Son, Love Poems, 28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History, I-III & The Missed Education of the Negro. Faison completed undergraduate & graduate studies in English at UVA and VA TECH; she completed doctoral studies in Education at VA State University. Faison's been published in Callaloo, Obsidian, PRAIRIE SCHOONER, Artemis Journal, West Trestle Review, RHINO, Southern Poetry Anthology, About Place Journal, Southern Women's Review, Deep South Magazine, Chickenbones, AUNT CHLOE, and elsewhere. Dr. Faison is a recipient of fellowships from VA Humanities, Furious Flower Poetry Center, and AWP. She's won the Tom Howard Poetry Prize and ranked finalist for CAVE CANEM and Louise Bogan Poetry Prizes. Faison's been published alongside Iyanla Vanzant, Danny Glover & Dr. Cornel West in the NAACP Image Award-winner, Keeping the Faith. She's Assistant Professor of English and Chair of Languages and Literature at VA State University.

Monday, November 21, 2022

O Holy Star



O Holy Star

A Christmas Poem by Latorial Faison


O holy star ‘neath dark blue sky
Bright & shining—Christ child, come nigh.

A Virgin Mother’s sacred test,
A Savior’s birth & righteousness.

Behold the babe in high esteem,
Born to the world, sin to redeem.

This meek & mild—lil’ Jesus boy,
Abundant love, triumphant joy.

Let us adore God’s greatest gift.
With song & praise, our voices lift.

O celebrate, lift high the Lamb,
In all the Earth, the Great I Am.

This Christ, the Lord, born pure & true
For all mankind—gentile & Jew.

Hail royal gift, wise men & kings,
The Angel’s voice & golden wings.

‘Neath dark blue sky, the heavens know
A manger scene set all aglow.

O holy star, O guiding light.
O Christmas day of glory’s plight.


Copyrighted (c) November 20, 2022 Dr. Latorial Faison

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