I Will Read for You: The Voice and Writings of Jaiya John

Reading a selection from my book, Fragrance After Rain , which begins, I sit in the garden, in the poetry of blossoms ... My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books are available online at booksellers worldwide. eB ooks are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of your favorite passag...

Reading a selection from my book, Fragrance After Rain , which begins, She woke beneath a blanket of moonlight ... My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books are available online at booksellers worldwide. eB ooks are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of your favorite passages, and...

Sharing a live keynote clip, reciting my spoken word piece on youth leadership, I Lead Myself , from my book, Beautiful: A Poetic Celebration of Displaced Children . Keynote presented at the California Youth Connection Leadership and Policy Conference. Thousand Oaks, California, Aug. 4, 2012. My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books are available online at booksellers worldwide, in both...

Sharing a past live recording, reciting my spoken word piece, This Home I Am , from my book Beautiful: A Poetic Celebration of Displaced Children , as part of my keynote speech for the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY), National Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, November 7, 2011. This poem addresses psychological and spiritual homelessness and their counterpa...

Reading a selection from my book, Lyric of Silence , which begins, A million golden blades make plush the meadow within your heart ... My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books are available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. Ebooks are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purch...

In honor of Social Work Appreciation Month , I am honored to share with you this live recording of me reciting my poem I Call You Legendary , from my book, Legendary: A Tribute to Those Who Honorably Serve Devalued Children . The eBook is available exclusively at jaiyajohn.com. This reading is excerpted from Reclaiming Our Sacred Ways , a live , abridged keynote message by Dr. Jaiya John at the Ja...

Reading a selection from my book, Lyric of Silence , which begins, Shatter the glass pitcher hoarding your sweet soul ... My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books are available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. Ebooks are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting...

From Dr. Thema Bryant's Instagram account: MOVING FROM FEAR TO FREEDOM with psychologist, poet, and freedom worker Dr. Jaiya John. Join us for this enlightening conversation about his powerful book " Freedom: Medicine Words for Your Brave Revolution ." He reads key passages for us and reflects on supremacy, inferiority, racism, internalized racism, rest, love, and freedom. ____ The...

Reading a selection from my book, Habanero Love: A Poem of Sacred Passion , which begins, Usurp my throne ... My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books are available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of your favorite passages, and sharing on...

Reading an unpublished piece which begins, One glance from your soul ... My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books, are available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of your favorite passages, and sharing online book reviews. My whole heart cr...

Reading an unpublished piece which begins, This morning I hold the gourd of my heart ... My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books, are available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of your favorite passages, and sharing online book reviews. M...

Reading a selection which begins, Bless the hearts of those ... from my book, Fresh Peace: Daily Blossoming of the Soul . My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books, are available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of your favorite passages, a...

Reading a selection which begins, A morning mantra for remembering... from my book, Lyric of Silence: A Poetic Telling of the Human Soul Journey . My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books, are available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of...

Reading a selection which begins, Sacred is this moment... from my book, Fresh Peace: Daily Blossoming of the Soul . My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books, are available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of your favorite passages, and sh...

Reading a selection which begins, One of the first steps toward peace... from my book, Fresh Peace: Daily Blossoming of the Soul . My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books, are available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of your favorite pa...

Reading a selection titled, Dear Caring One , from my book, Legendary: A Tribute to Those Who Honorably Serve Devalued Children . My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books, are available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of your favorite pas...

Reading an unpublished piece from 2012 which begins, " Here's the thing about fear... " My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books, are available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of your favorite passages, and sharing online b...

Reading from my new book, Fragrance After Rain. A passage that begins, " May you open up your heart and soul to Creation... " Fragrance After Rain is available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. You can be a precious part of our book launch by posting your copy on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of your favori...

Reading an unpublished piece which begins, " Dear One. When you speak a boundary... " My new book, Fragrance After Rain, is available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. You can be a precious part of our book launch by posting your copy on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of your favorite passages, and by sharin...

Reading from my new book, Fragrance After Rain. A passage that begins, " Your boundary need not always be an angry electric fence... " Fragrance After Rain is available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. You can be a precious part of our book launch by posting your copy on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of yo...

Reading from my new book, Fragrance After Rain. A passage that begins, " Human kind or human cruel... " Fragrance After Rain is available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. You can be a precious part of our book launch by posting your copy on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of your favorite passages, and by sh...

Reading from my new book, Fragrance After Rain. A passage that begins, " All your life... " Fragrance After Rain is available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. You can be a precious part of our book launch by posting your copy on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of your favorite passages, and by sharing online...

Reading from my new book, Fragrance After Rain. A  passage that begins, " Today I will write poetry for you... " Fragrance After Rain is available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. You can be a precious part of our book launch by posting your copy on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, and by sharing online book reviews. My whole...

Discussing the October 18 release of my new book, Fragrance After Rain , and reading a passage from the book that begins, " I sat on the mountaintop... " Fragrance After Rain is available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. You can be a precious part of our October book launch by posting your copy on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purch...

Reading a short, short children's story I wrote at age 18 when I first started writing. The story begins, " A young boy walking in the fields... " I also update you on the status of my upcoming book, Fragrance After Rain , when you can expect your exclusive website preorders to ship to you, and when the book will be available on the open market. jaiyajohn.com. Books online everywher...