BRASSBONES & RAINBOWS is the first poetry collection by Shirley Bradley LeFlore, an oral poet, performance artist, and St. Louis Poet Laureate Emeritus in Missouri, who was active in the literary world for over fifty years. LeFlore addresses social, political, and cultural topics with a deep compassion for humanity, while also exploring themes of self-identity, inner strength, beauty, and faith. As a literary griot, she weaves her verses with influences from jazz, blues, and gospel, delivered in a smooth and soothing Southern American dialect blended with African American Vernacular English, creating a musical quality. BRASSBONES & RAINBOWS is a remarkable tribute to Shirley Bradley LeFlore, a storyteller whose words are sure to resonate and roll off your tongue.