Of the Deepest Shadows & the Prisons of FireOf the Deepest Shadows and The Prisons of Fire is a literary canvas of leaders who have affected humanity in very serious and unquestionable ways. The core of this artistic engagement is the destiny of the black world. There are tangential departures into territories with crises the world cannot afford to ignore. The poet visits each leader, living or dead, with equal passion. His curious brush is delicate, ecstatic, melancholic or even celebratory depending on what image or circumstance he pans into view. This corpus comes with the characteristic anguish and tenderness of a very sensitive and caring mind... |
Contents
Poets Preface | 1 |
Prayers | 9 |
Fire and the Deep Shadows | 17 |
Scared Spaces | 34 |
Special Hearts | 38 |
Warrior Hearts | 66 |
Squints from the Prison in the Heart | 111 |
Hearts in the Wilderness | 122 |
Twisted Hearts | 132 |
Of Love Benighted | 152 |
Questions | 163 |
Malindidzimu | 172 |
Longing for Home | 175 |
Orbit of Light | 181 |
Back Cover | 191 |
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