Previous Next “There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” —Rachel Carson Have you ever acknowledged how magnificent nature is? Looks like a beautiful painting on a canvas, isn’t it? I have, more than once, been distracted by the magic of the…
Month: October 2020
Reliving Withering Emotions Through Wuthering Symphony: A Poetic Analysis By Boakye D. Alpha
Paul Engle said something that is very deep when put to thoughts. I used to think about it a lot and even now it reverberates within my core whenever I hear it. He said, “Poetry is an ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all…
Sightseeing Life At The University With Selassie Mensah’s Camouflage: A Review By Boakye D. Alpha
3.9 stars. I made the decision to get this book after I read a review on it on @novels_before_night’s blog. The review was honest and funny so I told myself I had to buy a copy of the book. (Thank you @novels_before_night). I told myself I needed to find out for myself what this book…
That We May Not Lose Sight of Who We Are As A People: A Review on Ruby Yayra’s Blast To The Past by Boakye D. Alpha.
Cultural Heritage. History. Ancestry. These are integral manifestations of a culture. They are what make up unique communities and their loss can be catastrophic to the generation ahead. Who or what do we become without our story? And by story, I mean how we became what we are today, how we came to be—the very…
Disentangling The Issue of Identity and Sexuality with Jackie Kay’s Trumpet: A Review By Boakye D. Alpha
“In the social jungle of human existence, there is no feeling of being alive without a sense of identity.” — Erik Erikson It is a known fact that most people (if not all) want other people to “get them” and appreciate them for who they really are; what makes their being. In striving to achieve…