Like the tear drops of nature; petals fall from blooms as they die. Death, loss, anger, grief , sadness are universal emotions that humanity share– it is of these that these Poets from different continents of the world write. Bonded by their craft and their wish to reach out to others with empathy and compassion, they remind us all that we are not alone. Or maybe we are in our respective worlds. When Petals Fall features loss, brokenness, rejection, loneliness, madness, drug use, suicide, death and despair.
This anthology combines the varied styles of poets from around the globe. My 10 poems sit alongside those of Ebom Tobe Churchill, Sihawu Dlamini, Simran Munot, Brian K Ngusale, Surendra Sahu and Venessa Valdez. The poets talk of loss, sadness and deep emotions and reach out to the reader with a hand of hope which reassures them they are not alone. Rich in both words and in silence a book that I find myself returning to time and time again.