Author: romannewell
BLACKED comprises Roman’s first conceptual poetry collection. It is thematically designed in a series of four sectional sequences that follow a young, native, boy on his journey. The entire collection is written as a narrative poem with each of the 38 poems written as an account of the central character’s journey. The journey is physical in form, but spiritual in nature, and the adventure … incorporates elements of the boy’s geographical progress with Swahili and Arabic language elements. You’ll note that the four sections are written in Swahili, translated to city, desert, savanna, and jungle. As the boy moves through…
Roman’s 3rd poetry collective, and 4th overall release zeroes in on the life struggles that make us move quickly over the terrain of life. We all experience it, we all go through it; and as the title aptly summarizes, when life is coals you have no choice but to move quickly.
A collection of poetry written day by day, next to trash cans, in driveways, with whiskey, smoking cigars, while making love and giving and stealing–the way we live.