The Lurking Eyes of Death: death poems
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The Lurking Eyes of Death and other Death Poems is a collection of death poems that centres its themes on the lingering of death, the effects – pre and post. Its mood is that of sadness, stress, confusion and other dilapidating factors.
“The Lurking Eyes of Death” is the major piece in this work, covering pages, narrating how death parades around looking for blood to sip, how it perches on the rooftops and survey who to attack next.
chukwuemeke bright nduka
Chukwuemeke Bright Nduka is a budding poet, who writes for everything sake. He is a graduate of English Education from Delta State University Abraka. He is a Nigerian, and a proud African. His works has cut across several journals and magazines – public-watch magazine, literaturers, were among others.
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