Eve Ikuenobe-Otaigbe
Through Mist Vol 1 is an emotionally captivating, enthralling, commanding authentic blend of poetry and rhythm. The words are sensual, rousing, commoving and riveting; so vividly and flawlessly written with fluidity and style of excellence.Pieces like 'Lafemme Africaine' the African woman of color, 'Man the Eagle' a potent generative proud piece on being a real man, 'Lines of Steel', a poem for the troubled youth, 'African' a pride-filled cultural piece depicting constant conflicts of being African and American, 'Wishful', a surreal spiritual dirge for loved ones captured in ways only imagined but felt when read. This book is a break-through in the phonology of words succinctly strung together. It heralds and signals a new depth and dawn in poetry. 3