Poet R.I. Iyemere remembers a market town where she grew up as a child.
This town is a melting port, called Obiaruku, in Delta State of Nigeria. In these compilations of poems, R.I. Iyemere talks about the pagan heroes, pagan saints, god of the rivers, and the colorful carnival that are all marked in the pagan calendar of this market town, which are celebrated annually.
R.I. Iyemere also talks about falling in love and how being deeply in love could be of gladness and of sadness. These compilations of poems goes in-depth about so many issues that affects so many people in our mists. R.I. Iyemere talks about compassion, fairness, humanities, kindnesses, and tolerance.
