13 Fairy Negro Tales by Ellams, Inua

The second in the mouthmark series of Flipped Eye Publishing, 13 Fairy Negro Tales is another refreshingly vibrant chapbook of contemporary poetry.

Extract: from 13 fairy negro tales:

...on long bus rides
I close my eyes and try to hear drumbeats
from Nigeria- the mother land calling.
I be like “yes mum, I’m hearing ya”
It’s like some ciphered world
with armies of sounds
and underground cultures
with talon-less vultures
trying to pierce my skin
and place talking drums within. But Hip Hop takes over
and my head bobs to the beat
of a different soldier
and it’s gotten colder
on this side of thought
‘cause now
I hear dreams money bought.

	11 October 2007
Reviewed by customer: lilly ola
like the sweet sound of the ocean in the morning on a south african coast , a gust of fresh air lilly ola

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