Song of my country

" About The Book Song of my Country is a detailed poetry anthology that mirrors the political, social cum economic state of the Nigeria nation and the Niger Delta region. It exposes the anomalies in the country— the degree of impoverishment, hunger, exploitation, pollution, joblessness, inflation and untimely death ravishing the poor masses, who can no longer afford the basic needs of life. This anthology is a revolutionary book birthed by pain and patriotism. It begins with a poem titled ""Wolves as Shepherds"" with regards to the corrupt politicians, cabals and electoral officers who loot the country's treasure, impoverish the people and incessantly deny them their choice of leaders through various forms of electoral malpractices About The Author SAMUEL ONYECHE is an African writer, from the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, who has won quite a number of awards such as: ""Most Creative"" 2020 NYSC Theatre Troupe Sokoto State Nigeria, Second runner-up Prof. Kontein Trinya Poetry Prize 2016, Poet of the Day Award from Global Poetic Pen, Certificate of Excellence from the department of English and Literary Studies Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. amongst others. Onyeche is one of the emerging voices in contemporary Africa poetry, and has featured in several international anthologies. He is the author of Ijikrika; Canticles From Africa, On the Wings of a Butterfly, A Casserole of Kisses (co-authored), Parasites in Paradise, Echoes of Kettledrums ( co-authored), The Letter; an epistolary poetry, The Muse of Love ( co-authored) and many others .He holds a Bachelor of Education Degree (B.ED) in English and Literary Studies and a Masters of Arts Degree (M.A) in literature. "