Publisher's Synopsis
This book of 34 poems describes some circumstances that create grief in the lives of the people of a developing nation, Jamaica.Read the poem, ' When I Despair', taken from The Heart and Soul of Jamaica, that was selected by Poetry Press International as one of 2015's best.Learn with the student about to sit an examination.Experience the awe of nature captured within the grievous situations.Praise the struggles of mothers and fathers.Recapture our lost heritage as you celebrate milestones with the natives.Awake to experiences of disappointments, loss, injustice, love, hate, prayer and more.This vibrant society causes the prose to resound with life.The prosody of many of the lyrics can be recited to the sound of drums or to Reggae music.Delight in the beauty and blessedness of this piece of earth.
