How would one define poetic excellence?

Is it, sophisticated eloquence, providing articulate angles, illustrating the invisible.  Is poetic excellence the ability to brighten your day with words, lift you from the depths of sorrow, add joy to a joyful moment, cause you to pause, ponder, and peruse on a reflection that had wandered from the repository of your mind? One may wonder and search for that elusive word or phrase that best depicts poetic excellence.  However, I am never at a loss for one that epitomizes, personifies and encompasses the essence of poetic excellence.

Poetic excellence for me has been exemplified in the poetic works of Ladalia Postell.  She has been able to captivate and arrest my thinking, soothe my sorrow, and dispel my doubt with her prudent prose.  I have been blessed by "An Anoited Servant of God", "Her Journey Home", and many other poems that have encouraged me to continue to pursue my purpose in life.

Enjoy this rich assortment of poetic works. There is a   guarantee that comes with the reading of Ladalia Postell's poetry;  you will be blessed, enlightened, encouraged, and you will never be in search of poetic excellence again.

George D. Wilkinson
Vice President Dana Corporation
Assistant Pastor Grace Emmanuel Baptist Church