Just a Bend

Ekpe Inyang

Description

Just A Bend delivers an overall powerful message of assurance that, although life is full of bends, these should be taken only as moments for deep reflections given that no journey is ever predictably straight or short. It is a collection of deep, scintillating, captivating, motivating and inspiring poems that span various subject areas; culture, the environment, politics, economics - to highlight the human intrigues of marginalization, exploitation, jealousy, and hate that give rise to the multifarious human predicaments and woes. Despite this dark side, Just A Bend also portrays the bright side of life by celebrating care, love, and peace, and even individuals that deserve to be recognised in space and time. It offers a unique experimentation with type, style and form, that aims to encourage and inspire people who might not have thought of reading a poem, let alone, writing one, to pick up the golden sceptre in the bold journey of poetic expression.

Sujets

• Poésies

Informations

• Publié par: Jude
• Date de parution: 17 août 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781942876595
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

Extrait

Just a Bend

Ekpe Inyang

Illustrated by Marie-Brenda Oy Inyang

Spears Books Denver, Colorado

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ISBN: 9781942876595 (PàéRbàc) Alŝô àvàîlàblé î Kîlé

Cover design by Doh Kambem Text design and typesetting by Spears Media Press LLC, Denver, CO

For my late parents, Helen Oïong and Anthony Inyang, late wife, Eni Inyang and my children, Okum, Arah, Beya, Oy, and Joy

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Put Down the Barrels Give Him His Right Hiding the Act Changing Climes Poetico-Dramatic Nonsense Hong Kong On Memories Lost New Delhi Or, Rather, Invitingly Deceitful? My Prayer Happy Valentine’s Day Beware 23rd! Nature The plant When I’m Alive New Horizons Germund Sellgren Weird No Peace at All Cry of a Tired Granddaddy Happy Labour Day The Crab Ruth Fese Enie Stockholm Stay Safe Strong Nerve Cast the Dice Measurements Love Without...

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When Shall it Stop? Peace, peace, peace Stubborn Koko Mo Kom Blue Sky Seng Dunyo In Search of Positive Creativity Have You Ever? Osere Come My Joy Health and Death Just a Stupid Poem The New Song Who Says We Can’t? Technologies Vs. Doxologies Fizzled Out Too Soon Can’t Get it Back Freely Fruits of Injustice He Never Dines Alone No Him, No Poems Redress Breaking Our Earth Apart Wonderful Crossroads Tricks In Wrong Garments Private Jets Not Impossible Bumpy, Yawning and Gory The Extroverted Visitor Privileged Choice Gives Me That Inner Fire River of Blood Youth of Africa Mini Ma Okuma Name the Founders Woman How It Should Be Soft Breeze

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Strange Creatures Kwona a Neryin Nebon We Fear and Hate Nature’s Frown Nature of Nature Dog’s Desire Tell Your Story Yourself Share to Save The World The Trick of Sleep There is Hope Follow Me Man of The Time Act Like You? It’s Just a Bend To the Point of the Ridiculous The Sun Flower Nemesis Saying Sorry The Secret of Knowing The Journey That Picture The Beauty of Living Genuine Power Like the Soil One Africa Life is a Poem Fighting for Titles Reading the Stars Amened An Ode to Mani Oïong The Elephant Home First Five Lessons from Mom Son A Philosophical Joke Writing Poetry Awor Anya Legacy Not All Men Your Turn Under the Eyes of Deep Blue Sky

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Great African Songs After that Period You Alone Must Enjoy Morals Lost My New Ask from God Again Pendulum Turning Around Truly Soprano Where Is the Love? Filled with Lies Fill the Earth with Laughter Reading Unintended Meanings Poetry Tree My Father’s Singlet Time to Take a Break

About the Author

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