DIARY OF A STRING inhabiting the collision of world

inhabiting the collision of world

was published by Trio House Press in 2020

Geoffrey O’Brien

Limestone Books

but the dystopian confrontation with African reality forces Anna to reflect on what it means for her to be specifically in Africa

DIARY OF A STRING inhabiting the collision of worldPoetry. Spiral Editions, 2024. Paperback, 82 pages. 6" x 9" From NMB: Once we latched onto Johnsons swerving, purposefully akimbo writing style, we laughed throughout this book. Its like getting to know someone and suddenly realizing how funny they are. The speaker (is it the poor, knocked about, overworked String of the title?) is half human punchline, half human punching bag. Each poem is made of short, numbered sections that build on each other,