Author : Kayode Afolabi
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (477 download)
Book Synopsis Every Woman Is a Poem by : Kayode Afolabi
Download or read book Every Woman Is a Poem written by Kayode Afolabi and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-06-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every Woman is a Poem is an authentic poetry book which portrays the identity and nuances of the African woman in her natural habitat. The chapbook reminds one of Shakespeare's immortal Sonnet, 'To His Coy Mistress' ( written to mock Elizabethan poetic tradition) where women and love are presented as intangible phenomena installed ( not on the face) but deep inside the heart of man. The woman elements in this remarkable poetry book read like an account of a young writer whose knowledge of love and the fairer sex is striking, realistic and shocking. Love is likened to the 'palm fronds shivering gracefully on the bank of the Mono River', and colourful too ' as a voodoo feast in Southern Dahomey'. Lovers themselves walk hand in hand 'nude' cleaving unto each other and melting as one forever-'like locked-up portmanteau'. . . The woman herself ( 'more beautiful than sunset') is 'fine as frick- a creature to will all man's world for. The poetic verbal variability in all the twenty-five poems is superb. All ingredients of creativity (allusions, personification, symbolism, similes, metaphors etc.) are employed by this gifted poet, to whet readers' appetite and make Every Woman is a Poem a memorable and unforgettable collection. Reviews:Kayode Afolabi articulates affection with the trembling of a swain, the confidence of a poet and the fascination of an incurable optimist. - Dami Ajayi, Author of A Woman's Body is a Country Kayode Afolabi's poetry attests to the deployment of poetry to preserve and archive experiences that surpass the border of time. In these revelatory poems, memories of certain women are weaved into fine verses, into lines that strike and amaze us, pushing us to ask questions about the known and unknown stories about the lives of these women. Carefully knitted and adorned in deft imageries and metaphors, the readers are invited to a feast of poetry that promises to satiate their hunger. This is an important debut! - Rasaq Malik, Author, No home in this Land Every Woman is a Poem by Kayode Afolabi is a collection of poems in which women, love, nature and poetry mingle in curious and intriguing ways. Readers will find original poetry with a beating heart. - Michael R. Burch, Editor, The HyperTexts The creative ebullience in Kayode Afolabi's Every Woman is a Poem is unmistakable. It surely will constitute a point of attraction to all categories of readers, yearning to enjoy scintillating poetry. The poetic verbal variability in all the twenty-five poems is superb. - Bayo Adebowale (Ph.D)Director/Founder African Heritage Research Library & Cultural Centre