The Poet Speaks

Book excerpt: Lovers of literature in general, and poetry specifically, will love this brilliant product of Rohan Anderson. This book contains over a hundred and sixty poems, covering a wide cadre of subjects from history to romance and religion, to name a few.Browsing through "The Poet Speaks...", one is transported from pinnacles of ecstasy, to plains of quiet contemplation. Rohan Anderson's excellent command of the English language enables him to lavish his readers with figures of speech giving life to inanimate things, and allowing for more than a glimpse into some of the poet's own experiences."The Poet Speaks," for those who wish to, but cannot find the right words. Come, travel with this poet, from the distant past to life in this twenty-first century. You will be inspired, entertained and educated as you journey through this first published anthology by Rohan Anderson.Ivy M. HarveyAuthor/Publisher"My Catalogue of Answered Prayers"Counsellor: Emmanuel Apostolic Church-- Portmore, Jamaica Rohan Anderson was born in the year 1965, in Jamaica, and attended the Bethesda All-age School, but was forced to drop out of school at the beginning of his adolescent years. Despite his misfortune, he emerged as a poet, songwriter, playwright, and was in 1995 nominated for Poet Of The Year, by The International Society Of Poets.( He was awarded an international merit for the poem "If Tomorrow Should Ever Come".) The Poet Speaks: We Travel This Way is his debut poetry collection and was first published on amazon.