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As a respected poet, writer and author on the Philadelphia spoken word scene, ESSENCE® Best Seller and Award-Winning author, BILL HOLMES has touched many souls through his creative endeavors by striving towards excellence in everything he does. His performances have captivated many audiences through his unique style of humor, insight, spirituality, pride, and most importantly, love and appreciation of a woman. His work has been featured in The Philadelphia Tribune, Essence Magazine, the spoken word CD Urban Assault, and the anthology Mine Eyes Have Seen Into the Millennium. Holmes' debut novel, One Love, and collection of poetry, Straight From My Heart, is now available! 

Visit Bill online at www.billholmes.com.

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One Love

One Love tells the story of Chris, a handsome poet, who's struggling to find inspiration to write while wrestling with corporate politics and the drama of an unfulfilling relationship.

ISBN-10: 0-9722990-4-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-9722990-4-6
Retail: $15.00 U.S.
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Straight From My Heart is a collection of poetry and essays that represent the reflections, observations, emotions, and experiences of Essence® best selling author Bill Holmes from his continuing journey through life and its infinite possibilities.

ISBN-10: 0-9792500-6-4
ISBN: 978-0-9792500-6-4
Retail: $10.95
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Step Up to the Mic
Edited by Michael J. Burt

Thought-provoking, intimate, empowering, community-related, and all other areas relating to life is compiled in Step Up to the Mic: A Poetic Explosion. Featuring HBO's Def Poets Red Storm and Georgia Me, Queen Sheba, Michael J. Burt, Bill Holmes, and countless fantastic poets.

ISBN-10: 0-9792500-5-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-9792500-5-7
Retail: $12.95
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Erogenous Zone
Edited by Jessica Tilles

Edited by Jessica Tilles, a collection of beautifully written pieces that happen to be about sex, showcasing some of the best literary masters, Erogenous Zone: A Sexual Voyage is an erotic anthology as richly diverse as it is startlingly original, with delicacy and daring, rapacity and repose, exultant lyricism and icy lucidity.

Contributing Authors:  Nyah Storm, Bill Holmes, Lonnie Spry, Jessica Tilles, William Fredrick Cooper, Elissa Gabrielle, Sunshine Royal, China Blue, Cream, Chloe R., D.L. Sparks, Gayle Jackson Sloan, Mary Woods, Nathasha Brooks-Harris, and Shani Greene-Dowdell.

ISBN-10: 0-9792500-4-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-9792500-4-0
Retail: $15.00
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