Nigeria, May 7 -- "What makes you a poet is a gift for language, an ability to see into the heart of things, and an ability to deal with important unconscious material. When all these things come together, you're a poet. . ." Erica Jong

In Musings of Yesteryears, Udeme Nana bequeaths to us a poetic offering that at once entertains and educates, intrigues and instructs. The collection commands reality into existence through the instrumentality of language and rememory.

Thus, we find in Udeme Nana's debut collection an artistic treasure that preserves the memory of the bygone years, preventing them from experiencing the ravages of time and the rust of human memory. The collection is an embodiment of the ethos of the Nigerian nation, the c...