African Pride and the German Guide: Petty Octopus Got Crucified

By Koushik Castle

Revolutionary Poetry Book "African Pride and the German Guide" Exposes Present Forms of Racial Discrimination

A new poetry book entitled African Pride and the German Guide: Petty Octopus Got Crucified by Koushik Castle released, and will most certainly cause an uproar. Castle, who is a well-known Indian poet, wrote the book in a very realistic and strikingly contemporary voice - as it controversially exposes the exploitation of Africans as well as African Americans by policy makers of developed and undeveloped countries.

Gandhi started his movement against color discrimination in South Africa more than 100 years ago and now Castle is again trying to draw the attention of people towards current and prevalent color discrimination in various nations. For instance, in the book, Castle statistically describes how consumerism supports modern day slavery in the forms of child labor and child militancy in Africa.
Some of the poems are piercing pieces of social commentary, and others are very path breaking as they shockingly reveal that people are hiding the real factors when they blame the mismanagement of African countries for their problems.
In one poem entitled 'Rwandan Coffee', Castle rhythmically reveals the little-known fact that it was American Coffee Middlemen who were responsible for hunger and militancy in Rwanda during the decade of the nineties. In poems like 'Gold Coins of Congo' and 'Diamond of Darkness', readers will have a first hand experience of how children are exploited in gold mines of Congo and diamond fields in Sierra Leone.

In poems like 'Don't Color the Prison', 'West Coast Vs East Coast' and 'Hip Hop Shady', Castle portraits contemporary African American characters and describes their problems and apathy of government administration towards them and deflates collective euphoria of equality and change promised to them. All of the poems are so lyrical that it is expected that many of them will be adapted into hip hop and rock songs.

Castle also poetically describes the fairness obsession in the world's largest democratic country, India - where many of the Indian people still consider being light-skinned to be better than dark skinned. By exploiting this obsession, global cream companies are generating wealth by selling whitening creams.

A staunch supporter of women rights, Castle's book also features poems like 'Russian Beauty' - which is a heart touching description of how women are trafficked in today's modern world and are forced to sell their bodies. 'Souls of Girls' exposes the cruel mindsets of people who kill their daughters even before they are born by using techniques like ultrasound. 'Nazi Minds', 'Precious', and 'Hello Mr. Prince and 'Petty Octopus' are definitely going to spark controversy as the poet boldly gives the psychological insights of the people who still feel they are superior to others. Poems like 'Precious' and 'Hello Mr. Prince openly criticize those who make comments on the physical appearances of others and the way they dress.

Any poetry book is incomplete without romance, so Castle has written eternal romantic poems like 'Romantic Isle' and 'Folded Pages' as well as poems like 'Teen Sins' and 'Apologies' - which are inspired by modern day youth lifestyle. He didn't forget to write futuristic poems like 'Digital Games', 'Beyond Fifth Dimension', 'Prisoner of Binary' - which really gives a look in to the world's future.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Dec 14, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452083674

Koushik Castle

Koushik Castle is his name who is just another human being like you Always like to think about everything and gives ideas anew He was born in India but wants to see a happy united world a A world without boundaries where man will be valued more than gold Did Masters in Human resource during his academics Loves to study philosophy and reads great classics He is a man who wants to make this world such a place Where people wont be treated differently due to gender or race He is fond of writing and also wants to convey his feelings Always flies high in sky of imagination without the natural wings Writes poems about problems of those who cant come forward He becomes their voice with poems which is a his favourite art His poems just doesnt only explore the hidden part of human psychology But goes into the deep inside the complexity of human sociology His thoughts are very much inspired by his ideal writer Voltaire Perhaps that why Koushik loves to write poems in the form of satire Like Dostoyevsky he also analyses the human thoughts Proving self indulgence made human mere pieces of draughts His poems are soul searching and same time gives massages The way you see the world will change once you turn the pages

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DEDICATED

To everyone who hated me and everyone who loved me

To everyone who praised me and everyone who discouraged me

To everyone who laughed on me and everyone who laughed with me

To everyone who cheated me and everyone who stand by me

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

It is really among the one of the best moments of my life

When I am able to put my words after such a long strife

I am really l like to acknowledge all those who helped

In the journey when this book was written and shaped

First of all I would like thank my dear and sweet Mom

Who was right there standing with me during the storm

How I can forget my Dad who encouraged me to complete

Just because of his support and praise you are able to read

My elder brother Rahul always guided me raise the bar

He told talent is found inside us and we not need to go far

My elder sister Gitanjali comforted me when it was required

Her Husband Tarun and their sons Ashish and Aryan always there on my side

I sincerely thank Geetika, Sharvi and Aakriti the three angels

Who really gave their precious time to make Cover page illustrations

But how can I forget my true friend Vivek who stand by me

He is the one with whom I shared my thoughts with a cup of tea

I thank Kavisha, Raghav and all those who admired my poems long before

Without their inspiring words I wouldn’t be able to complete this book for sure

I like to thank Mike, Ryann and all the other members of Author House, USA

So I could really able publish my ideas which otherwise I couldn’t say

Contents

A BEGGAR FROM MARS

A GARDEN OF CLOUDS

AFRICAN PRIDE

APOLOGIES

ASYLUM FOR ME

BAGHDAD NIGHT

BEYOND FIFTH DIMENSIONS

BLIND GOLD RUSH

BOOKS OF GLASSES

BORN AT EARTH’S PARADISE

BRAND NEW SOUL

CASINO OF IDIOTS

CASTLE OF NILLI

CLOUDS

COME WHENEVER YOU WISH

CRUCIFIED

DAY IS WAITING

DIGITAL GAMES

DIAMONDS OF DARKNESS

DON’T COLOR THE PRISON

DON’T COME MOTHER

DON’T LET THE ROMANCE DIE

DREAMS OF HOME

EAST COAST VERSUS WEST COAST

ECONOMY OF THOUGHTS

ELITE CLASS HERO

FAITHFUL FRIEND

FASHIONABLE FLOWERS

FEELS LIKE TEEN YEARS

FLYING FISH

FOLDED PAGES

FREEDOM OF EMOTION

GARBAGE PARADISE

GOLD COINS OF CONGO

HEARTS LOCKER

HELLO MR. PRINCE

HEROES

HIP HOP SHADY

INNOCENT KILLER

THE INVENTION OF TRUTH

JEALOUS LOVER

JUST A ROCK

LIFE IS A RACE

I HAVE SAVED LIGHT FOR HUMAN

LIVE YOUR DREAMS

LONESOME LEADER

LOVE INSURANCE

THE LOVE LETTER

MIRROR OF MINDS

MOON WILL FALL TONIGHT

MY HEART BEATS ONLY ON YOUR NAME

MY HOME IS WHERE MY MAMA LIVES

MYSTIC POET

NATIONS

NAZI MINDS

PETTY OCTOPUS

PRECIOUS

PRISONER OF BINARY

RAIN

RAY AND NIGHT

RED CARPET

ROCK STAR

ROMANTIC ISLE

RUSSIAN BEAUTY

RWANDAN COFFEE

SCHOOL OF ROMANCE

SCIENCE: BOON OR CURSE

SCIENCE OF LOVE

SHADOWS OF DESIRE

SHE IS THE ONLY ONE

SILENT MEETING

SLEEPING SKY

SO FAR SO GOOD

SOULS OF GIRLS

SOMEONE LIKE US

THE STAGE OF FLIGHTS

SWEET EYES

TEEN SINS

TEETH OF THE TREES

THE GERMAN GUIDE

TRUST HURTS

UNBORN DREAMS

VALLEY OF NIGHTMARE

WHAT’S LOVE

WHEN LOVE TURNS BLUE

WHERE IS THE TRUE MAN

WISDOM OF LOVE

YOU ARE IN MY EYES

A BEGGAR FROM MARS

He is just a beggar from Mars

Came here as love lost its light in stars

Do you really lend your affection and hand

Sharing your bread and help him to stand

He will be fine soon and find his way as he doesn’t really like to belong to earth

In a world where love has no more any worth

Have you ever asked him to please carry on

He is surviving here not on your love but own his own

Please send him back if you can’t love him and feed him

Feelings getting narrower here and affection also lost its stream

All he is searching here are your love and smile

For him emotions are more important than style

Your cute smile is surely make him happy

He is beggar but he doesn’t like to take in free

Mars lost love due to self interest starts to offend

Came as a beggar but love is what he going to mend

In earth rich is also like a beggar standing on sea shore

But if you are having friend you can’t be a beggar anymore

A GARDEN OF CLOUDS

While I saw you dancing and singing in the rain

I believed you must have come from divine plain

As you were spreading the Lights everywhere

Due to you presence people were able to stare

The dazzling signature moves was making hearts melt

It is not only me but everyone who saw you really felt

That’s why you are not just another flower of human crowd

But you really is a Priceless Flower of Garden of Clouds

So I really wanted to see the garden from you actually belong

Tried to jump over the fence as guards at Gate were Strong

Entered into it and saw the magical rainbow and pretty girls

Where there was more shining gems compare to diamonds and pearls

Castles were floating on air with an ease of Fish in Sea

Music I traced but you can’t believe it was coming from the heavy tree

There was a place where points were looking a like a rounds

Precious is the beauty and you are the most beautiful in the Garden of Clouds

AFRICAN PRIDE

A world where discrimination has become a matter