Eshe Benson

Thorns in Her Flesh Eshe Benson

THORNS IN HER FLESH is an illustrated collection of poems by a black woman on love that is often like a rose flower; magnificent in its beauty but burdened with pricking thorns. It is also about the realities of family relationships and the socio-cultural, spiritual, economic, and political complexities of life in the African context. In this collection of poetry, Eshe has thrown together poems of different themes; something akin to mixing lemon slices and balls of sugar in water. She hopes you, her dear reader, would be kind enough to stir and enjoy a tall glass of lemonade! The book is split into four chapters: Pricking Companions, Hyena Dance, Tangled Knots, and Liquid Fire