9/11/2001: Other Poems and Short Stories

I was very happy to receive the enchanting copy of your work and was delighted with the music and beauty of the poems. It brought to my mind the book of Rabindranath Gitanjali which means A Handful of Songs Nobel Prize winner of 1913. André Gide translated it into French under the title Offrande Lyrique.Dr. X.Camotim - Lisbon. Portugal. Johana Smiths poems are an outpouring of a profoundly felt love and a sharply observing eye. She sends resonating waves in the heart of her readers. Many will identify with her oh so human vulnerability and candid unveiling of our most hidden states of turmoil being utterly elated and next in the grips of agonizing uncertainty. She is tender warm with an uncanny knowledge of human frailties and gifted with heights of perception. I felt in awe before such talent in expressing our common woes with such sensitivity and candour. Johana I salute you. Some of her poems are hailed/destined to become classics. Jacqueline Felix - Melbourne. Australia