{"product_id":"all-the-birds-were-invited-soukeyna-osei-bonsu-9781916248861","title":"All the Birds Were Invited to a Feast in the Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003ei share this with you all\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ebecause a green boat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ehas since come to collect me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ei saw a ghanaian fisherman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003emoored on the thames \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eand i didn't think twice \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eas i sailed away \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book which excavates identity and self-knowledge, a journey from the spiritual realm which also attempts to stitch whole the frayed fibres of diasporic belonging. The areas explored range from Africa to spiritual awakening taking the reader on a journey to self. Soukeyna Osei-Bonsu's verse evokes the beauty of the earthly and spiritual realms of human experience, navigating a poetic course from London to Ghana through themes of belonging and faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ein the basement of the heart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ecartographies of dispossession occupy the rhythm \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer poems dance at the intersection between the mundane and the sacred, weaving the everyday through with perceptions of the eternal, the ancient and the evanescent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ei thumb through each black orb, counting the time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ebreath and matter, life and death, another human story\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith the same rosary that made its way to me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ethat may outlive my fingers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003epurchase these nights before they purchase you\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003erain pouring into the lake at lordship rec\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eand a hundred and one purple clouds pulsating-\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe edge of our galaxy almost visible \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ethrough the london smog\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoukeyna Osei-Bonsu is an African writer and poet born in Bordeaux, France and based in London, UK. A SOAS Anthropology and International Relations graduate, her work explores African belonging and identity as well as Tasawwuf \/ the spiritual dimension of Islam. Soukeyna is involved in Black activism and runs several projects for the Black community in North London. She is co-founder and EIC of MZAB magazine, a quarterly online publication which explores adventure, culture and spirituality, and in her spare time has a keen interest in global healing practices, ritual and film production.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Soukeyna Osei-Bonsu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1916248861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916248861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lote Tree Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Soukeyna Osei-Bonsu","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995439399167,"sku":"9781916248861","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f43562a8-7a7e-4bd3-bc3e-7c18763633d5.jpg?v=1683335826","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/all-the-birds-were-invited-soukeyna-osei-bonsu-9781916248861","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}