Poets forge and foster hope. Is present-day Zimbabwe worth a song? Well, Kathryn Takara forces us to believe so: “Creative melodies of possibility flash across the darkening horizon lit by evening fires.” She predicts that the Great House will rise again from its current political mess. Listen to this great American poet, and you will realize Charles Baudelaire lives on. Takara’s dexterity in offering us Zimbabwe on a sweet and sour plate tells us that poetry is sister to photography. Zimbabwe Spin is a soothing voice for the rise of an African lame giant.
– George Gnapka, PhD, author and professor in Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Kathryn Takara has tackled a difficult subject, bridging two geographic locations and personal and political longings and positions, and forged them into a poetic song.
– Rashidah Ismaili, PhD, author, psychotherapist, professor