Bøger af Ngozi Olivia Osuoha

Legacy poems This book represents a legacy in poems - moral, ethical and practical education in verses. In Robin Wyatt Dunn's words: Osuoha's language reads like a stilted nursery rhyme, doubly insisting both on the rights of the white settler to determine the destiny of her community (the book is dedicated to God and is scattered throughout with various Christian homilies), yet its deeper intention is profoundly anti-colonial, and a sharp critic of the state: Osuoha observes: The world violates covenants And desecrates every altar Yet they all are communicants And none is a defaulter Here, everything is fake And anyhow, they fail brake Drop not your guard. These poems are a mix of compassion and angst, a homely mother reciting her rhymes who is concealing her deep mistrust and rage at the history which has raped her language and culture, insisted on its rights to do so, and continues to oppress her country and environment. But, as she observes, it is not ultimately the white settler who is to blame, but the world: we are all implicated in this suffering and desecration. Each poem in beautiful rhyme representing a letter addressed to her unborn child and safely placed in a file from a caring and protective mother is a skillfully crafted piece of work by the Nigerian poet Ngozi Olivia Osuoha. The poems act as codes of conduct for childhood, adolescence and adulthood and can be collectively taken as a guide for facing the ups and downs of life. Original, captivating, heart touching and soul stirring Letter to My Unborn will certainly leave imprints of permanent ink in the readers' mind long after it has been read. This is truly a poetry collection of all-time, a shining star on each book lover's shelf. - Vatsala Radhakeesoon author of Depth of the River

A razor-sharp collection examining all that is broken; and the few things that work in a country controlled by cows, herders, and thieving officials.

Who is the Phenomenal Human?He is a voice in the wildernessesHe is an oasis in the desertHe is the rose among thornsHe speaks, he flourishes, he survives.

Destiny is divineWe come with it,On our palms, inscribedOn our foreheads, markedNo matter whatHowever, wherever, whateverWhatever happensWherever we goDestiny finds us.

Go home, go home, go home.A land rescued from othersA people spared by brotherhoodA young, delivered from slavery.See them inviting bondageSee them killing loveLook, they bury unityBecause when all go homeThey would turn their arrows against themselves.The celebrated Nigerian poet turns her eye on the growing global crisis of xenophobia.

Ngozi Olivia Osuoha offers her poetic talents to the Lord with this collection of hymns. Rejoice all ye that are in pain For soon our King shall come And this shall be our glorious gain To be with Him at home.Never let your hands grow weary Nor let your legs cripple Let nothing make you feel dreary The world needs that nipple. Let every tear roll down with joy No matter the harshness Your God is not a little boy He knows your bitterness.Until you give your very best You have never given, Forget the terrors of the past There is a new heaven.The world we live in is not ours It is old and decayed But heaven is not theirs but ours It will not be delayed.

Their manifestoes ring bells Sweet, like Christmas jingles Melodies of melodious octaves Hopeful and lively Full of energy and strength Strong enough to pull down mountains But a trap, a deceitful and pretentious lie. Who are these snakes, these green snakes amongst us? This new collection of poetry by Ngozi Olivia Osuoha explores the possibilities.

The newest collection from Nigerian poet/thinker Ngozi Olivia Osuoha is a powerful meditation on the life of a soldier, on what it means to be a military person. With greatest respect for the individual, Osuoha questions the business behind.

Raindrops is a book of micropoems by award-winning Nigerian poet Ngozi Olivia Osuoha.

Ngozi Olivia Osuoha, the award winning Nigerian author of Whispers of the Biafran Skeleton, is back with a new collection of poems celebrating freedom and what it means. I am not a butterfly but I can fly

Ngozi Olivia Osuoha is a Nigerian poet/writer/thinker. Poetic Grenade is a compilation of Ngozi Olivia's contributions to various online and Facebook poetry groups and entries in poetry contests. As such, it reflects a wide variety of subjects and themes that have touched upon Ngozi's creative spirit and caused her to put pen to paper. This collection is an explosion of wonderful work by a talented wordsmith.

Ages of judgment Decades of injustice Years of trouble Centuries of pain, Tales of humans Stories of humanity Fruits from the Poetry Planet is a compilation of poems from the daily and weekly poetry enhancement challenges, photo, day, word, and theme inspirations in both the POETRY PLANET and PLANET FOR THE BUDDING POETS internet groups, excluding the poems featured in the Group's Quarterly Anthology. Ngozi Olivia Osuoha's poetry is a reflection of a sharp observer of life, an affirmation of the humanity of us all.

Nigerian poet Ngozi Olivia Osuoha turns her lyrical eye upon a world too often swept under the radar. This book is dedicated to the victims of slavery and human trafficking. Despite the long claws of fate and conspiracies of silence, Africa is not a slave. Ms. Osuoha is not all doom and gloom - she knows where to look for the silver lining and share the hope she finds there. Poetry paves the way for breaking the chains that bind us all.

Ngozi Olivia Osuoha's observations and imagery explore a wondrous world of relationships and nature, not always pretty but always with a sense of hope in the future.Here are some other's thoughts on Ngozi's work: "Haunting and dripping with righteous indignation ... will chill you to the bones." "These are poems that haunt and heal." "delightful and informative ... will open your mind and heart"