My books: A CELEBRATION OF FLAMES (winner of the vita award); THE WIND STILL SINGS SAD SONGS; THE TIME OF OUR LIVES & BRA FROOKS are now available on amazon: paperback @ only $10 & kindle @ only $5. faroukasvat-poems.blogspot A Celebration Of Flames is a powerful, impassioned call. The sanity and courage of this collection arises from the poets unique experiential perceptions of his milieu, making him one of the few who can write about these traumatic times with such lucidity and lyricism. The strength of Farouk Asvats poetry lies in the way he intertwines the complex elements of social and political conflicts with intense personal relationships. The wide tonal range extends from sensual and delicate insights into the nature of passion to the satiric and humorous use of slang. [] Vita Award citation In Bra Frooks ... Asvat uses witty, humorous, sarcastic and satiric language to expose the contradictions, emotional terrains and tensions in both Apartheid and post-Apartheid South Africa. He uses the lingo, voice and logic of the man and woman in the street to expose the absurdity of political repression and social control and the mediocrity and hypocrisy of political and religious dogmatism. The tenacity and resilience of people in the face of repression and suppression is exhibited by their ability to see the humorous side of every situation, laughing at the short-sightedness of their oppressors as well as having a good laugh at themselves. This playfulness and wittiness of slang language comes in handy, especially where Asvat uses narrative, monologue, dialogue/dramatic techniques ... [] Mphutlane Wa Bofelo, Bluesology And Bofelosophy The Time of Our Lives reveals a writer who enjoys words: he has a sense of rhythm close to TS Eliot and an eye for the modern image. [] Brian Rose, Rand Daily Mail The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs ... is an important addition to any discerning readers literary collection. [] Victor Metsoamere, Sowetan [] the anthology A Celebration Of Flames by Farouk Asvat is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5 [] the anthology The Time Of Our Lives by Farouk Asvat is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5 [] the anthology Bra Frooks … by Farouk Asvat is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5 [] the anthology The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs by Farouk Asvat is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5 a piquant publication now available on amazon & kindle faroukasvat-poems.blogspot
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