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A collection of poems by the author.

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'AEuThis is a long-awaited collection from one of this generation's most promising poets; here is promise fulfilled. Here is what we all want from great poetry: lyricism, captivating imagery, storytelling, but above all the ability to rouse the emotions to that sublime plane only great poetry knows how to do. There are echoes of Okigbo here, and Eliot, and Yeats, and Neruda, but the alchemy and the magic are all James Eze's.'AEu'AEi Helon Habila (author of Travelers, Oil On Water, The Chibok Girls and Waiting for an angel) 'AEuA cynic might ask, what's the point of poetry in a space as bleak and denuded as Nigeria? James Eze's poetry'AEiwith its evocative power, original imagery, sensual vitality, and impressive thematic range'AEimore than dispels such cynicism. This extraordinary collection is an act of restoration, reminding us that art'AEiand poetry, specifically'AEichallenges us to dream and achieve our best humanity. Dispossessed brims with the kind of poetic harvest that can seduce even those readers put off or scared by poems.It's a major achievement, and deserves a wide readership.'AEu 'AEi Okey Ndibe (author of never look an American in the eye)

This is a long awaited collection from one of this generation's most promising poets; here is a promise fulfilled. Here is what we all want from great poetry: lyricism, captivating imagery, storytelling, but above all the ability to rouse the emotions to that sublime plane only great poetry knows how to do. There are echoes of Okigbo here, and Eliot, and Yeats, and Neruda, but the alchemy and the magic are all James Eze's . Helon Habila, poet and novelist. Author of 'Waiting for an Angel', 'Oil on Water' and 'Travellers'. A cynic might ask, what's the point of poetry in a space as bleak and denuded as Nigeria? James Eze's poetry--with its evocative power, original imagery, sensual vitality, and impressive thematic range--more than dispels such cynicism. This extraordinary collection is an act of restoration, reminding us that art--and poetry, specifically--challenges us to dream and achieve our best humanity. dispossessed brims with the kind of poetic harvest that can seduce even those readers put off or scared by poems. It's a major achievement, and deserves a wide readership. Okey Ndibe, author of 'Never Look an American in the Eye '

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James Eze was born in Enugu, southeast Nigeria, shortly after the Biafran War. He was the pioneer Literary Editor of Sunday Sun. As Head of External Communications at Fidelity Bank, he worked in partnership with the novelist Chimamanda Adichie to begin her popular International Creative Writing Workshop series. He is the curator of Under African Skies which hosts A Flutter in the Woods; a yearly evening of poetry and songs in Awka, Anambra State. He also co-founded The Return to Idoto, a poetry festival in honour of Christopher Okigbo. His poems have appeared in Camouflage: Best of Contemporary Writing from Nigeria.

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