Nightmares in Paradise (Collection of Poems)
APPRAISALS OF SOME OF THE POEMS
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Nightmares in Paradise “A paradise is a paradise,
a perfect place. Perfection needs no other qualification
because it is the ideal, the unattainable. If this paradise
is ‘giant,’ then it has a flaw and ceases to be paradise.”
---Dr. Patrick Oloko,
English Department,
University of Lagos.
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Unreliable paradise “When poets turn historians,
they knit epics...like this wonderful one, and raise
old wounds asking for justice that has never be given
in history of mankind.”
---Kola Bola,
Poet/Sub-Editor,
Newswatch Newspaper.
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The ocean weeps “This poem is good... I really love the energy
in the title...”
---Dr. Joseph Ushie,
Department of English,
University of Calabar,
Cross River State,
Nigeria.
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Obama’s bones to bones “Blessed you are good, so good that
making rhymes is nothing to you.”
---Amaka Emeka,
Media House,
Ghana.
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Life is a woman “Great thoughts are embodied in this poem...”
---Dr. Patrick Oloko,
English Department,
University of Lagos.
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The ocean weeps “…You write like a spirit whose
thoughts travel with the speed of light and can only
be understood by committed minds.”
---Fidelis Ejimofor Enwemeka,
Lagos, Nigeria.
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Prophecies of the caring angels “Originality meets creativity.”
---Samuel Baki,
Benue State University,
Makurdi,
Benue.
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On the prowl “Beautiful!”
---Ufoegbune Gideon Chukuma,
University of Agriculture,
Abeokuta,
Ogun State.
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Mega city, mega rubbish “Mega city without mega plan
to achieve may ring no London out of Lagos...that, every
man knows...thumbs for this yet another wonderful poetic
observation.”
---Kola Bola,
Poet/Journalist,
Sub-Editor,
Newswatch Newspaper, Lagos, Nigeria..
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Mega city, mega rubbish “Un-put-down-able piece with
beautiful rhymes.”
---Fidelis Ejimofor Enwemeka,
Lagos.
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Valentine’s prophecies “I am in love with this poem.”
---Funmilayo Jolaoso,
Surulere, Lagos.
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Valentine’s prophecies “I love this poem, generally,
especially for the conflation of love emotions with
aspects of language - adjectives, nouns, adverbs –
which are the usual messengers between persons
entangled in the delicate matters of love.
Here, these otherwise indifferent parts of speech
become infused with the business of love on a
Valentine's Day. In other words, they become the
ultimate victims or beneficiaries in this business
between/among human hearts. In this respect,
I consider this poem to hold great promise for its
technique of reinvigorating what should be banal
with this shifting of the 'battle'/burden to parts of speech.”
---Dr. Joseph Ushie,
Department of English,
University of Calabar,
Cross River State, Nigeria.
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From your sexy guy “...Love mesmerizes...”
---Macpherson Okpara,
Department of English,
School of Languages,
Ebonyi State College of Education,
Nigeria.
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From your sexy guy “So it is true that love knows no bound,
now l know... thumbs for this nice effort...”
---Kola Bola,
Poet/Sub-Editor,
Newswatch Newspaper., Lagos, Nigeria.
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Identical twins “Wow...the sun and moon are blushing because
of this masterpiece about them.
--- Abosi Chibuike Dennis,
Owerri, Imo State.
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The rainbow “Wow! This is a nice poem.”
---Ali Susan,
Lagos, Nigeria.
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