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Eyes of a Boy, Lips of a Man [Paperback]

Nii Ayikwei Parkes (Author)
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  • Paperback: 40 pages
  • Publisher: Flipped Eye Publishing Limited; 2nd Revised edition edition (21 Dec 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 9988002467
  • ISBN-13: 978-9988002466
  • Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 14.5 x 0.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 931,843 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Published in 1999, "Eye of a Boy, Lips of a Man" is the collection for "Flipped Eye".

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A native of Ghana, Nii Ayikwei Parkes is active as a performance poet and runs several workshops. He is widely published and has contributed to several magazines including Wasafiri, Dreamcatcher, Poetry News and X magazine, which he edits. His second collection of poetry M is for Madrigal was published in 2004 by the tall-lighthouse press.

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sublime word craft 4 July 2001
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Format:Paperback
I think this is a brilliant collection, but it is too short. The poems are multilayered and it is a joy to read until the last page - just when you are beginning to really get into it. The last poem "Rendezvous with Death" is my personal favourite.

"I wish I was the kind who could look death in its many eyes and bid it come... I wish I could face violent death unfazed; look upon its red and black attire and charge straight on to the gleaming sword it points at me..."

A defiant debut. I recommend it highly.

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a master of beginnings 21 May 2001
By Sharon - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I saw this guy perform at the Bug Bar in London. His first words were, "It was a love inspired by her motion like his mother's..." I had to buy the book!

I have no regrets. Sometimes I find it hard to believe that this book was written by a man (no offense intended) because it's so raw. The imagery is deep and very powerful. The emotion is real, and I love his first lines! "The Bite" (p7) starts with; "the first caress was under water", "Sakumono Magic" (p5) uses a simple but effective image to draw you in: "a silver morning sky is the reflection that hums around his thighs." In my current favorite poem, "Rendezvous with Death", Nii makes death seem a less threatening thing. He welcomes it on one condition: that it comes with flowers so his "bed wouldn't stink"!

My only complaint is that it's too short, and one of the poems reads backwards. I can't wait for his next collection.

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..and who said modern poetry was heading for the grave? 3 July 2002
By James Byrne - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
As a friend of the author, these opinions cannot help but be slightly biased, although there are overiding facts that cannot be overstated. Firstly, Nii Parkes is an exciting poet with a unique voice. He has the ability to captivate on the page, equally as well as I have seen him do behind the microphone.
He has, what I believe to be the most essential tool of any poet, which is the ability to throttle the reader in just one line. And yet, his work is often tender, beautiful, poignant and sorrowing. In this collection it is hard to know what is coming next, which shows that Nii Parkes has a depth and resonance to his work that surprises and enriches the mind of any reader.
a man child comes of age 29 Jun 2002
By Nana Oware - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I'm still trying to understand what modern poetry is, because of the freedom that expressions such as 'free verse' give to anybody at all to say what's on their mind without giving a hoot as to how they say it (i.e., form).

But this book touches. It moves.

Nii has the expressions to impress and the feelings to move you. The bit about hearing the death of a father and what happens afterwards is so insightfully written and just beautiful.

A short collection that resonates in the mind hours after reading.

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