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Eugenia Abu's Don't Look At Me Like That is a compelling invitation for
anyone who loves poetry, and has thoroughly absorbed the message
of the collection to indeed look at her again and again in admiration
for the uniqueness of her poetry. Beneath the beautiful simplicity of
most of the pieves, one cannot but be hit by the sheer force of energy
bursting forth there from to open our mind to new realities. Realities
unfolded only to the perceptive and reflective, sometimes she makes
you laugh, sometimes she makes you cry but at no time does she
leave you without a trail of thoughtful, engaging affectation, and... to
look at (The Book) like that, vintage Eugenia, this is.
- Abubakar Gimba, Novelist, Poet, Writer, former President -ANA,
is a Special Adviser to the senate President on Economic Matters.
The grace of Eugenia Abu's Don't Look At Me Like That is its joyous
affirmation of life. This is a book of lyrical and narrative impulses
smoothly flowing from personal preoccupations, marriage, children
and grandchildren to the complex mysteries of Africa's development
and female power.
Yet, whether looking at love or death or the odd job, Eugenia Abu
maintains a wit, a sense of drama, and a blissful affirmation of the
goodness of life.
Here is a gifted, hopeful new voice charged with candour and musicality.
And so, "a joy a day/Keeps the doctor at bay"
- Ken Ike, ThisDay Review
Don't Look At Me Like That is deceptively spiritual. Taken together,
the poems paint the ultimate vainness of living. An otherworldliness
rings througn the plights of women in some of the poems, no matter
the subject Eugenia Abu treats heartbreak, privation, working-mother,
predestination. This collection proves to be an enthralling 'verssay' for
anyone who knows the essayist in the author.
- Odoh Diego Okenyodo, literary journalist and author of From A Poem
To Its Creator.
Don't Look At Me Like That tells bold honest stories of beliefs and
experiences...difficult and pleasant aspects of our lives but...full of
acceptance and hope...told in fresh ways that...evoke deep feelings
from the reader.
- Dr. Kabura, Award Winning Poet and Author of "The Man Lived"
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