Hope. Dreams. Life... Love: World of Stars

World of Stars

by Seyoum Nigussie

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GENRE: Poetry

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BLURB:

World of Stars is a collection of poetry that portrays the beauties of nature and human experiences in the world. The poems enumerate various places, events, personas, notions and conditions that deserve poetic attention. A portion of the poems are made for tributes and gratitude to great personas who make this world as adorable as it is.

The poems are on varied topics and distinct from each other. Abstract and subjective ideas are woven into the poems to highlight the degree of transcendence. All the poems are metrical composition. By illustrating the good side of the world and nature within it, the poems aim to elevate people to a good way of looking at life as beautiful and meaningful.

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EXCERPT

Armageddon

When ever days go by and nights come on

Changes of times are thence daily forgone.

If cyclones, earthquakes, or thunder-storm

Never to worry is the cause of universal norm.

Things come to pass when happens to nature

Events take place to make one of the better.

Challenges, challenges, - more challenges

Out of woods and sailing aboard knowledges

Nothing will be left incurable out of barrages.

God is always there any time we observe

Divinity is ingrained along spiritual reserve.

With no aggression or victims of obsession

Freedom and liberty are words of civilization.

When human fleshes are united with spirits

World of stars will timely reveal lasting treats.

When moral and social issues are uncommon

Inner-growth of peace is sworn Armageddon.

A Word With the Author:

Q) Did you always want to be an author?

A) I wanted to be author since the year 2000. Before that time I felt I could write a book that would have an impact on readers, and as I continued mostly reading poetry, the passion of being a poet sunk into my head. I also had interest to write screenplay and I started both poetry and screenplay at the same time. Down the road, I got more interested in poetry and started to outline my materials for poetry and worked hard on it. The choice of poetry is due to the substances of my life experience in which I thought to have enough stories in verses well than screenplay or novel. Thus, I figured out the area of writing and started to write ‘World of Stars’ a poetry I thought to be significant.

Q) Tell us about publication of your first book.

A) My first and only published book so far is ‘World of Stars’ that I wrote ten years ago before returning to writing screenplays. When I found out the possibility of self-publishing my first book of poetry, I chose Tellwell a Canadian publisher to get ahead with publishing ‘World of Stars’ and done so.

Q) Besides your self, who is your favorite author in the genre you write.

A) Classical poetry writers, William Blake, Ezra Pound and Edgar Allan Poe are my favorite authors.

Q) What is the best part of being an author? The worst?

A) The best part of being author is feeling satisfied with the topics and subject materials discussed in the writing. Also getting then brain at work seriously on writing is the best part. The worst part of being an author is when and how to get to a publisher.

Q) What are you working on now?

A) I am writing my second and my last poetry collection with a title of ‘GLORIOUS EXPEDITION’ which is narrates the first sailors around the world. Ferdinand Magellan is the lead character along with h crew members.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

The world and life in general was promising to me until I was 17 years in my native country of Ethiopia. While a high school student in 1974, the world around me came crashing down when communist military Junta took state power and soon started a killing spree, at times committing mass murder. This was very traumatizing and the start of Stalinist ‘Red Terror’ on the ground. It was bad enough to hate being in life. From this, I quickly learnt life in the world is about taking on adventures.

With six of my school friends and one of our teachers, we formed an alliance to take action against the Junta. With 2 years of preparation we had managed to inform the public and get the local police headquarters on our side. Then, in April 1976 we staged a rebellion without violence in Nekempte, provincial capital of Welega. The revolt was short-lived, nothing lost with little gain. Amidst media control of the Junta, the news of rebellion was heard across the country. After that, my friends and I vowed to individually take on challenges for democracy as a life-long mission. We split apart and I went underground. When the security situation became harsh, I left the country for Sudan.

Despite traumatizing news and the realities around me with the ‘Periods of Gloom and Doom’, I took refuge in reading classical poetry which became my long time passion.

After a long journey through ups and downs, I suffered a car accident in Sudan, and left Africa all together - migrating to Canada in 1990. Through my journey in life, I looked around for a drug of relief from grief and nostalgia. Poetry reading had become my choice for entertainment and to delete bad memories and traumas. Soon after I realized that positive poetry is as good as drugs, music and paintings are, I decided to write one and here I begin with World of Stars.

CONNECT WITH SEYOUM

WEBSITE: https://seyoumnigussie.com/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Seyoum-Nigussie-106389115023931

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