| Author: | Qwantu Amaru | ISBN: | 9781465804266 |
| Publisher: | Qwantu Amaru | Publication: | October 24, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Qwantu Amaru |
| ISBN: | 9781465804266 |
| Publisher: | Qwantu Amaru |
| Publication: | October 24, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
With the opening lines of Lightbringer from the poem The Word, "it is a means to communicate inner feelings/it is the medicine for healing scars over 400 years old/back when we were told to learn another language and religious practice and submit to the oppression of racists/we decided to pimp their language and use it as the basis/to create an oasis for our people to find freedom" Qwantu Amaru announces his intent for writing. He delivers on this promise in 19 hard-hitting, thought-provoking poems. Invest .99 cents to get to know one of the most powerful new voices in poetry!
With the opening lines of Lightbringer from the poem The Word, "it is a means to communicate inner feelings/it is the medicine for healing scars over 400 years old/back when we were told to learn another language and religious practice and submit to the oppression of racists/we decided to pimp their language and use it as the basis/to create an oasis for our people to find freedom" Qwantu Amaru announces his intent for writing. He delivers on this promise in 19 hard-hitting, thought-provoking poems. Invest .99 cents to get to know one of the most powerful new voices in poetry!
