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Virginia State University, Virginia, United States
Dr. Latorial Faison is an American poet, author & educator born & raised in Courtland, VA. She’s authored & edited 15 books, including Mother to Son, Love Poems, 28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History, Vols. 1-3 & The Missed Education of the Negro. Faison has degrees in English from UVA & VA TECH and a doctoral degree from VA State University. She's been published in Obsidian, PRAIRIE SCHOONER, Artemis Journal, Penumbra, West Trestle Review, RHINO, Typishly, Southern Poetry Anthology, About Place Journal, Southern Women's Review, Deep South Magazine, Chickenbones, Typehouse & elsewhere. A 2019 Furious Flower Poetry Center fellow, Dr. Latorial Faison is a recipient of the Tom Howard Poetry Prize, finalist & semi-finalist for the CAVE CANEM, HUDSON, Wheeler & Stevenson Poetry Prizes. She's been published alongside Iyanla Vanzant, Danny Glover & Dr. Cornel West in the NAACP Image Award-winning book Keeping the Faith. Dr. Faison teaches on the faculty at Virginia State University. www.latorialfaison.com

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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