Red Coconut: Bridging the Racial Divide

About the Book

I present to you my eighteenth book entitled Red Coconut: Bridging the Racial Divide. Bridging the racial divide is what I do every day, and my collection of poems and essays this year speaks precisely of this. A man who picked up a dying fish as he and his friend walked the seashore was asked, “Why do you do that? You cannot save all these dying fishes!” He replied, “But it made a world of difference to this one!” One heart at a time, one community a time, we can make a difference.

About the Author

Habeeb Alli originates from Guyana where he studied at Queen’s College. He also studied in India and obtained a master’s degree in Islamic theology and Arabic language, along with a diploma in journalism. He has lived in India and speaks Urdu and Arabic. Alli is the author of seventeen books on Islam and poetry, his previous book being Five White Roses and a Red. He is a member of the Canadian Council of Imams. He presently serves as vice chair of the Guyanese Canadian Writers Association. Red Coconut is dedicated to children of Haiti.