HON L.S MENSAH, OGOV AMBASSADOR TO ZIMBABWE Where...

2009-11-11T11:04:53.787Z

HON L.S MENSAH, OGOV AMBASSADOR TO ZIMBABWE

Where poetry is meant to give ideas, L.S writes hers with a fountain of knowledge - and a kaleidoscope of wisdom.

When a poet is this talented, his/her efficiency is felt in every single word used, however numerous his/her lines may be. On the other hand, mediocre poets are most often handicapped by a dysfunctional line or two.

A poet like L.S is a fairly good example (if specimen offends) to substantiate my thesis which goes: 'some poets have pure poetry blood from birth - while others, by fortune or accident, had it seeped into their veins through transfusion.

I'm sorry we can't bear the cost to mount 'Interregnum' on Harare billboards. It's not the poet's will anyawy. However impossible, I hope that someday somewhere L.S will receive a posthumus honour from the state for whom she writes this grandeur of adoration.

It could be her magnum opus, I think the same. Maybe her opus magnum. Who knows!

Wont be seen here for a while. On holiday. See you, friends.

This is the best poem I have read so far about los...

2009-11-07T14:55:57.618Z

This is the best poem I have read so far about lost identity. L S Mensah, as the troubadour, in 'Interregnum', passes by a great civilization and struggles to understand why 'Brother Silence' calls the shots.

The imagery is stunning, the mood is of consternation and consciousness of potential. The use of loaded language is a perfect reflection of the loaded significance of every edifice (man-made and natural) in Zimbabwe.

I like the knitting of words, the flow of ideas like 'the Limpopo'. The river-like effect of how cause and consequence do not wait for us to grasp their meanings.

Thank you, LS. I think this is your magnum opus. It is an instant classic!

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HON L.S MENSAH, OGOV AMBASSADOR TO ZIMBABWE Where...

This is the best poem I have read so far about los...