This powerful collection of poems details the harrowing experiences endured by Abani and other political prisoners at the hands of Nigeria's military regime in the late 1980s.
"Abani's poetry resonates with a devastating beauty which cuts to the heart of human strength, survival and tyranny."--Pride Magazine "Reading Abani's poems is like being singed by a red hot iron."--Harold Pinter "Stunning poems ... Abani conveys the experience...