As I have been through the horrible rebel war in my native Koidu Town in Sierra Leone, all my poems(except one) are based on my experiences as an internally displaced person and a refugee -since July 31st, 1997- in Guinea(Conakry), Senegal and The Gambia.
Also, I have worked variously as a Classroom teacher , Peace Builder, Development Worker in schools and with multinational civil society organisations in Guinea and The Gambia.
My poems are particularly aimed at discussing themes ranging from peace vs war/combativeness against a background of poverty, corruption,etc; love vs hate ;Africa's beauty; modernity vs tradition, grief/pains/strife associated with the hardhitting realities of the life of a refugee, who has been forced out of the peace or tranquility of his/her the community once known as "home".
2007-03-10
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augustine m
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