Looking back is what breaks the heart

Looking back is what breaks the heart

D Richard Ali, whose erstwhile collection is The Anguish and Vigilance of Things, never run out of anguished questions in his poetry, or dropping philosophical nuggets. In this gazelle find him asking again, “tell me, country, what happens when the boys cannot stay, grow dark wings and fly away never to return again.” Richard Ali is indeed one of Nigeria’s foremost eclectic poets.