Liberian Literary Magazine
Author Interview 3
SPOTLIGHT AUTHOR
Renee’ B. DrummondBrown
Promoting Liberian Literature, Arts and Culture
displayed through my very
unique style of poetry. My
poetry is inspired by God
and Dr. Maya Angelou.
Because of them I pledge
this: “Still I write, I write, and
I’ll write!” “Renee’s Poems
with Wings are Words in
Flight” is flown across the
seas by God’s raven. There
are several Scriptures that I
love; however, this one
speaks volumes during this
‘season’: “And he sent forth
a raven, which went forth to
and fro, until the waters
were dried up from off the
earth.” (Genesis 8:7 KJV)
2. Why writing?
Renee’ B. Drummond-Brown
Thank you for taking this
time with us, we appreciate
it. Let us kick off by you
telling us a little about youchildhood,
education,
upbringing etc.
Tell us a little about yourself
I, Renee’ B. DrummondBrown, am the wife of
Cardell Nino Brown Sr. and
from our union came
Cardell Jr., Renee and
Raven Brown. I am the
offspring of Mr. and Mrs.
Peter C. Drummond of
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
My siblings are Delbert D.
Drummond and the late
Pastor
Shawn
C.
Drummond. I was born in
North Carolina, at Camp
Lejeune US Naval Hospital. I
am a graduate of Geneva
College of Pennsylvania,
and my love for creative
writing
is
undoubtedly
Because;
as
previously
stated in my book SOLD TO
THE
HIGHEST
BIDDER,
“WRITING IS MY OXYGEN”
(Drummond, R., p.xii).
3. What books have most
influenced your life/career
most?
First and foremost, The Holy
Bible containing The Old
and New Testaments, King
James Version; A Regency
Bible from Thomas Nelson
Publishers.
However,
I
absolutely love, love, love,
The Color Purple by Alice
Walker, because her writing
prose impacts my soul
every-time I read her book
and/or watch the movie! I
believe that Author Walker
wrote on the subject of
purple based on using
literature to elaborate, and
exaggerate the hidden
affect contained in colored
women.
In juxtaposition, purple also
represents
intelligence,
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religion, and royalty. Walker
proved this in her Novel, The
Color Purple; that there was
power (God) in the midst of
darkness by keeping her
character’s sanity through
the letters in her mind,
meant for God only.
Although, her character
Mrs. Celie never knew hope
existed, I still do not believe
that it was ever the
intention of the author to
have God answer those
(cries) within the letters.
This would then allow
validity
in
the
inner
character to reveal Celie’s
darkest place and for this
very reason; I love Walker’s
brilliant work.
I also absolutely love the
work of Dr. Maya Angelou.
She was a brilliant poet as
well and her work has truly
influenced
my
writing
career.
4. How do you approach
your work?
First with prayer and then
using
a
systematic
collection
of
poetic
accounts before I write
pieces that are “designed
to have colorblind justice,
hear the truth, touch
freedom, taste love, and
smell the Rose of Sharon”.
5. What themes do you find
yourself
continuously
exploring in your work?
The
recurring
theme
running through the vein of
my writings could be
viewed under the spiritual
genre lens, but… it is safe to
say, that I am not boxed
into
any
particular
category. I am extremely
versatile in my writing prose