Roland Marke's Writings
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Re - Upcoming Book Harvest of Hate: Synopsis - By
Christopher Nnoduechi, FCCJ Jacksonville FL
Roland B. Marke's Harvest of Hate is a microcosm of the
current realities of our times; Its daring anecdotes employ a
bare-knuckles mindset, depicting the malaise of greed,
conflicts, blood-diamonds, and child soldiers in Africa.
Innocent girls or women are victims of enduring sex
slavery. Global effects of terrorism on humanity, and
Katrina's woes in the United States, are rations of a multi-
faceted recipe. The world's nightmare would diminish,
harnessing love, compassion and selflessness. Resonating
Martin Luther King's diction ; "Injustice anywhere is a
threat to justice everywhere."
"Another big score, romances on the 'Freetown krio Aristo'
Community in Sierra Leone, West Africa known for its
pseudo-British colonial stance, arrogance, deception and
intrigue.......Ernest Cummings -Canada
"I must candidly echo that this is refreshing, outstanding
and pierces the bedrock of the human soul and spirit."
Commentary: Child Soldier - By James Shivers,
Poetry Editor
In the poem, “Child Soldier” by Roland Bankole
Marke, we are dumbfounded as the reader realizes
that the words “child” and “soldier”, far too often are
jammed together. Marke’s syntax is rapid, dense, and
poignant, “Ordeal to survive, hungry soul/Blurred
speech irrational mind” push the reader rapidly into
the space of a child soldier. Both pieces, placed
together, display again the numerous possibilities of
the word.
Book Review: Harvest of Hate - By John Carter
Roland Bankole Marke is a Florida-based freelance
writer, poet and songwriter. In order to satisfy his
soul he gave up his career in teaching, where he had
served for 10 years teaching business courses in
Freetown, Sierra Leone. His passion for humanity
and writing forced him to embrace writing as a
vocation.
Mr. Marke’s work has appeared in numerous
publications, both print and online. These include
Worldpress.org, Free Press, Liberian Sea Breeze,
Szirine, and The Patriotic Vanguard. He has
published 3 CDs: “The Gift of Life,” “Jesus Dwells
in My Soul,” and “Love and Happy New Year.”
His published books are: “Teardrops Keep Falling”
(a collection of poems), and “Silver Rain and
Blizzard.” His most recent book, “Harvest of Hate,”
a collection of short stories and essays is expected to
be released soon.
Mr. Marke is available for freelance assignment. A
copy of his resume will be sent on request.
Roland Marke: E-Mail
Roland Bankole Marke is a poet, songwriter
and writer living in Florida, U.S.A. His book
of poetry, "Teardrops Keep Falling," was
published in 2003.
A True son of
the soil. He
loves what
he is doing,
and makes
the nation
proud.
