We Survived Until We Could Live by Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike (Paperback Book)

Name: We Survived Until We Could Live by Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike (Paperback Book)
Brand: University of Calgary Press

University of Calgary Press

Who survives war? What does survival mean? And at what cost? Yes, the sirens and bombs have ceased. Yes, peace has settled over the rubble. But even in moments of laughter, ghosts chafe. Blood still smells in the air. The present is as fraught as the past, filled with shadows and fumes. Old wounds sting the body and the mind, rekindling nightmares and memory.\nIn poetry by turns lyrical and intense, elegiac and intimate, We Survived Until We Could Live plumbs the contours of vulnerability, inviting readers to reflect on loss and the broken flesh. Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike skillfully uses multiple narrative voices and personas \u2014a father, a mother, a son\u2014to show how postwar trauma and memory warp family relationships, how violence persists long after a war has ended.\nUmezurike doesn't\n\nWe Survived Until We Could Live\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that the price ;