The Strange Voice

About the Book

The Strange Voice is a collection of poems on based on different themes, ranging from political, man inhumanity to man, commentary and philosophy, spiritual, fun and humor, to general poems. It is a poetry book that rendered poems in a strange voice diff erent from the usual. (Gungalo) Pam, a renowned poet and an adept reviewer on Fanstory.com, after reading many of the poems in this collection, wrote in a review, “Your writings have such a strange and unique voice different from many of us; and that voice needed to be listened to.” Th e author has carefully selected these poems that relate to everybody and his/her environment with a unique African voice, dealing with all happenstance of today’s world, howbeit in strange tunes that needed to be heard. Surely,there is something, somewhere inside this book, that will appeal to you in strange manners.

About the Author

Ola-Th omas Olufemi is a trained food technologist, who developed a strong passion for writing because of his creative and curious mind. He began to write poetry without knowing much of the art way back in 1977. He is influenced by the works of some African poets, like Wole Soyinka, Kofi Awonor, David Diop, and Niyi Osundare. His first poetry book “Divine Verses” was published in 2006 in Nigeria. His poems show a reflection of his endeared love for world peace, justice, and equity for all men. Th is has earned him the nickname of “One Man Activist” by his friends. He is presently resident in Thailand.