Author: Akunna Ejim
Book Review: Destiny Becomes Me: A Book of poetry
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Destiny Becomes Me is powerful and original and straight from the heart. This young Nigerian author’s unique voice comes through in every poem, as she restlessly works to transform sadness, grief, and struggle into an expression of joy that can uplift and inspire. The almost one hundred and eighty poems in the book employ a mixture of different styles to explore daily life, love, hope, despair, and faith. There is something for everyone and every occasion. In Destiny Becomes Me, the portrait of the author’s heart and spirit is alive on every page.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
From the time I could retain a conscious thought, I have always had a healthy appreciation for the world around me. My mom tells the story of how I used to drive her crazy with incessant questions about every subject under the sun from the time I was about one and a half years old. She said no one answer was ever enough for me and since most of the answers invariably began with a "because," when no answer was forthcoming, I would supply a "because" as if to urge her on. Fueled by my love for books,any empty sheet has always seemed to me to be a priceless gift. Indeed, some of my happiest moments have been spent filling the pages of a brand new jotter, oh joy!
Just like music,painting, sculpture and other select art, poetry is a really deep form of communicating with our inner selves since it goes beyond the surface to touch a chord deep within.I hope you enjoy my poems, I sure enjoyed writting them.