Book Description

The poems in this book look into every corner of life, concentrating on The Sudan's Wars. Some look at calamities such as the Asian Tsunami, terrorist bombings. Each of the twelve parts of the book has poems discussing similar things. The title "The Winking Faces of the Sudan" is derived from the poem 'Winkers of Sudan' on page 33" This is because I first wrote poems about the wars in Sudan. The tragedy sparked by repeated winkings done by the oppressors (The Predatory Winkers) when plotting against their preys - the oppressed (The Prey Winkers). Fortunately and unfortunately predatory winking are opposed by the preys in form of rebellions in South, East, and West in Darfur. Besides, "Winkers of The Sudan" envisions future filled with joy where the preys can rejoice far from the intimidating eyes of the predators when South has drifted out of one evil Sudan. I hope this book will influence the war afflicted Sudanese to record (in one way or the other) their experiences. Azaria Gillo Tibi I was born in December 1963 at Adravo Village, Eastern Equatoria Province in Southern Sudan. In 1994 I graduated from University of Juba, College of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies with a Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Geology. Until 2001, the time I fled Sudan, I had been teaching English language in the Catholic Sisters' School in Khartoum for Basic and Secondary levels. I am now a refugee in USA. I began writing poems for www.poetry.com from Egypt. "The Over - ripened Friendship" is my first poem to be accepted for publishing by the International Library of Poetry, which in conjunction with www.poetry.com in March 2005 awarded me "Editor's Choice Award" for my poem "An Asian Tsunami Imposed Dirge." This was followed by the poem "The Ugandan Coffee" Before Muya nya Itto introduced me to poetry; I was only in love with Short Stories and Jokes writing.