Black Does Not Equal Inferior Black Does Not Equal Inferior

Black Does Not Equal Inferior

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Publisher Description

Black ≠ Inferior is a collection of poems divided into 2 parts. The first part is a collection of thematically linked poems exploring Blackness and the myriads of issues it attracts. The second part oscillates themes- talking about consent, a query of death, a celebration of love among others. In his usual stylistic, this collection deals with weighty matters like race and colourism with simple and clear language.

In Black ≠ Inferior, we see Tolu' Akinyemi reacting in response to the world, to issues that affect Black people. Here, we see a poet shedding off his burdens through his poems; hence, the beauty of this collection is in the issues it attempts to address. In this collection, Tolu' wears a coat of many colours - he is a preacher, a prophet, a doctor and a teacher.

We see Tolu' the preacher in these lines:

'I wish you can rise through the squalor of poverty

and voices that watercolour you as under-represented.

I wish you can emblaze your name in gold,

and swim against every wave of hate.'

This is a collection of poems fit for the present narrative as any (Black) person who reads this collection should beam with confidence at the end. This is what the poet sets out to achieve with his oeuvre.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2021
January 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
67
Pages
PUBLISHER
The Roaring Lion Newcastle LTD
SELLER
Ingram DV LLC
SIZE
1.2
MB
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