By Inspiration “Poetry et Cetera”
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About the Book
By Inspiration can be compared to my journey through life. Departure began at birth on March 15, 1948 on Jack Craig’s Place in a little shack surrounded by a cotton field, located across the pass at the end of a little dusty road. I was the tenth child born to William J. and Callie Donnie Davis Robinson. Life has taken me on an expressway with many exits, detours, and points of construction. By Inspiration is a compilation that reflects a shallow view of life experiences at different intervals through expressions in creative writings and visual art. In it, a myriad of emotions of love, joy, sorrow, gratitude, disappointment, and disgust are evident. By Inspiration gives the reader and viewer a glance at my interpretation of how life experiences can influence and impact the mind’s eye’s reality. “But we know that all things work together for good to them who love God to them who are called according to his purpose” (Romans).
About the Author
Vanelder Robinson Nichols is a native Mississippian, and a product of Tunica and Coahoma counties. She started her education at Brown School, a one room school, housed in West Lake Baptist Church. Later, a vacant house across the field from the church became Brown School (Grades 1-8). Grades 4 through 9 were completed at Bonnie Blue and Lula Jr. High Schools. She furthered her education: Coahoma Agricultural High; Coahoma Jr. College; Los Angeles City College; Delta State University (Bachelor of Science in Education); Le Moyne Owen College (Bachelor of Arts); Jacksonville Theological Seminary (Master and Doctorate Degrees in Theology).
She presently resides in Memphis, TN with her husband. She is the mother of three, grandmother of four, and great-grandmother of three. She retired after a 39 year tenure of teaching Elementary Education and Elementary Art. Currently, she continues to paint and is one of the Pastor Assistants at The Fellowship of Believers in Christ Church.