Sessions of a Sandstorm

<p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Sessions of a Sandstorm</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> takes its readers on a personal pilgrimage of struggle awareness and transformation. Through poignant poetic storytelling Isaac Miebi Mendez sheds golden flecks of light on not only the multifaceted nature of domestic relationships but also one's community. Beyond that his poems discuss the intricacies of masculine mental health nationalism migration and navigating a pandemic. In a tumultuous often divisive world </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Sessions of a Sandstorm</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> serves as both a safe haven and therapeutic modality for author and reader alike.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-Eva Xan Best-Selling Poetry Book Editor & Author of Esoterra</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Isaac Mendez navigates the complexities of generational trauma and the weight of familial ties with unflinching honesty. With vivid imagery and piercing language Mendez takes us on a journey through pain loss and ultimately redemption. This chapbook is a testament to the power of words to heal and transform.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-GRACIANO ENWEREM (Sir Grrraciano) Multiple Award-winning Poet Serial Author & Teacher</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>...a visceral visual and culturally vivid exploration of the complexities of family dynamics personal identity and the search for home and belonging. Through raw emotion exploring parental personal and political trauma Mendez leads us on his journey of self-discovery untangling threads of migrant heritage mental health the Lekki massacre and the ever-present haunting of the Covid-19 pandemic. Beautiful moving and inspiring this is a stunning debut from a new voice which will move and inspire you.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-Mike Morris and Madeline Heneghan Co-Directors Writing on the Wall</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A wonderful intelligent and compulsive collection.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-Irenosen Okojie AKO Caine Prize winner for African Writing</span></p>