The Mundane, the Sublime, and the Fantastical

COVID meditations from literary phenom Otoniya J. Okot Bitek

Rife with the paradoxical forces of boredom and intensity, the early days of COVID-19 passed under an inescapable pall. The poems of Song & Dread seek quietude, order, refuge, and space within that shroud. They remind us of community, connectedness, and what is inherently shared. Here, Otoniya J. Okot Bitek becomes a record keeper, observing the contradictory, symbiotic relationship between the quotidian and the extraordinary. These works are of their time, while remembering an existence outside it. With a keen eye, Bitek documents the ways the strange can become normalized when there is no other option.

• | Author: Otoniya J. Okot Bitek
• | Publisher: Talon Books,Canada
• | Publication Date: Jun 29, 2023
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781772015164
• | ISBN-10: 1772015164