SONGS OF CHILDHOOD
“A romantic celebration of childhood innocence, the type reflected in the Wordsworthian master-quote, ‘The child is the father of the man’. But as the child’s consciousness grows, it is intermittently pummelled, gashed, and stitched by the harsh realities of the society—anarchy, war, rape, grief, failed dreams, depression etc. Amid the paradox of innocence and guilt, the voice of the persona in Lanre Idowu’s latest poetic offering soars lyrically and didactically, transmitting messages of hope here and hereafter.”
