01/08/2024
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to Wisdom Adediji () 🎉 🎉 and Adamu Yahuza Abdullahi () 🎊 🎊
Felis Catus Press is delighted to announce them as our premier authors, and we gladly offer the publication of their manuscripts "Children of the Soil" and "The Rainbow is Not as Beautiful as my Ruins" respectively.
The two manuscripts clearly capture what we are looking for: they tell us the poets' history and/or heritage; in a personal, yet specific and generic gizmo.
They made it to publication for the freshness of their lines and the originality of their expression. With unique subject matter, sound diction and crispy imagery, the poets sharpen their narratives in delicate language.
“One thing about Wisdom's "Children of the Soil" is its unique voice. It tells the story of different tribes of a nation, united by experience: the witnesses of slavery— both from outside and within. The manuscript takes us back in time, and leads us to the future through the unsteady present.”
“There is something so personal in Yahuza's "the rainbow is not as beautiful as my ruins" that feels like the poet is narrating our own experiences. The poet finds poetic ways to express his grief, telling the story of loss in a language that resonates with us all, and in clear, crisp images.”
We can't wait to share with you their wonders.
Felis Catus Press
(publishing finest poetry from Nigeria)
