First Rain

By Jinge Norvall-Andrews

Summer is the longest season in Africa, yet the build up to the "rainy season" can seem painfully long and dry. Most farmers wait for the opening of the heavens as their cue for planting next season's crops; for this reason, the rains in Africa are a big deal and a worthy of topic for any writer! There is nothing like the smell of rain on parched earth, made even more tantalizing by the steamy build up to the rainy season. "First Rain" is a collection of poems and pictures that describe both the build up to the rains, and the earth's response to the replenishment of moisture after the dry season.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jinge Norvall-Andrews
• Release date: Nov 26, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370269983

Jinge Norvall-Andrews

I am a poet and photographer and have written poetry since I was very young. Most of my poetry is about life in Africa, the continent I call home. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, I am aware that Zimbabweans have been scattered to the far ends of the earth, due to political and economic hardships here at home. Many of these displaced Zimbabweans relate to the word-pictures I paint of "home" and have asked me to publish my work. Child of Africa is my first e book. More will follow.

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