Colonial Adventure and Other Stories

Colonial Adventure Is An Epic In Free-Form Verse Depicting A Slice Of British Colonial History (1936 - 1977) As Experienced By Individuals On Both Sides Of The Racial Conflict. It Starts With A British Couple Who Establish A Large Agricultural Operation In What Was Then Southern Rhodesia Later Rhodesia And Now Zimbawe. With The Rise Of Black Nationalism The Black Majority Rebels Leading To A Brutal Civil War That Damages Every Segment Of The Population.. Of The Other Shorter Stories All In Free-Form Verse One Concerns A Female Architectfrom Haiti Another A Retired Actor And A Third A Young Boy Abandoned By His Mother.A Fourth Poem Addresses An Over-Reaction In The Climate Of Fear About Islam And Afifth An Outrage Against A Teenager Seeking To Free Herself From Family Domination.Simba Kubwa Is A Dramatic Monologue Conducted By An African Dictator.