Song & Dread

By Otoniya J. Okot Bitek

COVID meditations from literary phenom Otoniya J. Okot Bitek

Rife with the paradoxical forces of boredom and intensity, the early days of COVID-19 passed under an inescapable pall. The poems of Song & Dread seek quietude, order, refuge, and space within that shroud. They remind us of community, connectedness, and what is inherently shared. Here, Otoniya J. Okot Bitek becomes a record keeper, observing the contradictory, symbiotic relationship between the quotidian and the extraordinary. These works are of their time, while remembering an existence outside it. With a keen eye, Bitek documents the ways the strange can become normalized when there is no other option.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1772015164
• ISBN13: 9781772015164
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Talonbooks
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.7"
• Grade Range: Grade 11 to Postsecondary