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Ndewo, Colorado

Ndewo, Colorado

Uche Ogbuji
4.5/5 ( ratings)
Ndewo is Igbo for "Hello." The author of this collection of poems, Uche Ogbuji, is Igbo by patrilineage, born in Nigeria right after the civil war over the Republic of Biafra's secession. His parents emigrated, having been on the losing side, and invested him with wanderlust through their travels across Europe and North America, and then back to Nigeria. Ogbuji followed this traveler's habit until he arrived in Colorado, inspiration of "America the Beautiful," and found himself finally settled. A longtime writer, he eventually discovered the vibrant literary communities in the region, whose companionship encouraged his verse greetings for adopted home. The variety of forms and moods in these poems reflect the Centennial state's diversity of terrain, weather, and culture.

Ndewo, Colorado!

One color: red
El Dorado road
Wooded on Lorca
Coo! Wonder lode!
Old crow order
Rococo carol
Local wonder
Crooned creole.
End road, Narco
Odd condor crown
O lord, leader
Oracle down!
Roll on Radon
Landlord ordeal.
Dew-drowned orca
All-worded real.
New corneal load,
Dawn Colorado,
Cocoa colored one
Roll call: "Ndewo!"
Language
English
Pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Aldrich Press
Release
October 20, 2013
ISBN
0615886086
ISBN 13
9780615886084

Ndewo, Colorado

Uche Ogbuji
4.5/5 ( ratings)
Ndewo is Igbo for "Hello." The author of this collection of poems, Uche Ogbuji, is Igbo by patrilineage, born in Nigeria right after the civil war over the Republic of Biafra's secession. His parents emigrated, having been on the losing side, and invested him with wanderlust through their travels across Europe and North America, and then back to Nigeria. Ogbuji followed this traveler's habit until he arrived in Colorado, inspiration of "America the Beautiful," and found himself finally settled. A longtime writer, he eventually discovered the vibrant literary communities in the region, whose companionship encouraged his verse greetings for adopted home. The variety of forms and moods in these poems reflect the Centennial state's diversity of terrain, weather, and culture.

Ndewo, Colorado!

One color: red
El Dorado road
Wooded on Lorca
Coo! Wonder lode!
Old crow order
Rococo carol
Local wonder
Crooned creole.
End road, Narco
Odd condor crown
O lord, leader
Oracle down!
Roll on Radon
Landlord ordeal.
Dew-drowned orca
All-worded real.
New corneal load,
Dawn Colorado,
Cocoa colored one
Roll call: "Ndewo!"
Language
English
Pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Aldrich Press
Release
October 20, 2013
ISBN
0615886086
ISBN 13
9780615886084

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