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Poet and Novelist Qwantu Amaru issues his exciting 4th volume of poetry. Lightbringer is more than the meaning of his name, it's what he brings to the table in this chapbook by shedding light on the power of poetry and the spoken word movement, the dichotomy between people's of African-decent living in America and Brazil, and the soul-sucking nature of corporate America, among other subjects.With the opening lines of Lightbringer from the poem The Word, "it is a means to communicate inner feelings/it is the medicine for healing scars over 400 years old/back when we were told to learn another language and religious practice and submit to the oppression of racists/we decided to pimp their language and use it as the basis/to create an oasis for our people to find freedom" Qwantu Amaru announces his intent for writing. He delivers on this promise in 19 hard-hitting, thought-provoking poems. Invest .99 cents to get to know one of the most powerful new voices in poetry!Pages of Lightbringer :
