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Capitals: A Poetry Anthology
A lyrical extravaganza, evocative of personal experiences and unique insights, CAPITALS embodies a medley of harmonious notes struck across the globe, resulting in the confluence of poignant imagery and soulful verse. A remarkable anthology to acquaint you intimately with the Capital cities of the world, it describes in exquisite detail their undulating terrains and pulsating lifelines and their cities beckon even the most seasoned traveller with promises of discovery. Embark on a journey like never before, as KwameDawes in his poem Green Boy takes you to a night in Accra when the crescendo of drums finallyovercomes the gunshots, or accompany Mark Mcwatt as he drifts down memory lane in the suburbs of Georgetown, and feel the raw emotion as Salah Al Hamdani laments of what has become of Baghdad. From Abuja to Zagreb, Seoul to Sucre, Ottawa to Wellington and Reykjavik to Cape Town, leave behind the trepidations of the unknown and the comforts of home, discard the frivolities of journeying to the physical facade of a beloved city-and set out to experience the world anew, for what this book offers you is a journey for the soul.
439 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 19, 2017
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July 18, 2017
The poets bring out their best of the countries not only praising the best attractive historical, geographical, cultural but the best of their words. The best of their images of the nation.
The book requires patience and love for poetry primarily but love for travel and new places to actually appreciate the magic and imagine the words come alive. You don't feel like you are lost in the details of the Atlas as a first time user of an atlas would be but his perfect guide and Preface or Introduction with the synopsis of each poem before setting out to reveal the cities is like introducing the capitals from the eye of the poets rather than talking about the terrain culture, geography, history. with individual poems. Carefully crafts the legends or keys in an atlas
The book requires patience and love for poetry primarily but love for travel and new places to actually appreciate the magic and imagine the words come alive. You don't feel like you are lost in the details of the Atlas as a first time user of an atlas would be but his perfect guide and Preface or Introduction with the synopsis of each poem before setting out to reveal the cities is like introducing the capitals from the eye of the poets rather than talking about the terrain culture, geography, history. with individual poems. Carefully crafts the legends or keys in an atlas
Displaying 1 of 1 review