A High School history teacher from Zimbabwe has launched his fourth poetry book titled The Heart’s Detritus.
Beaven Chiweshe said he used the Covid-19 lockdown to complete the book. He officially launched it on Saturday.
The 29-year-old decided to share his thoughts, expressions, feelings and emotions in black-and-white, through a poetry anthology.
“The poetry book, titled ‘The Heart’s Detritus’ is a book that mainly revolves around matters of the heart, including pain, happiness and sorrow.
“It’s a series of poems about what most people face and encounter in life,” says Chiweshe.
“I started to write this book in 2020 and, when the country was in national lockdown, it was a great opportunity for me to finish writing my book,” he said.
The Heart Detritus is Chiweshe’s fourth book after the Dreams of Golden Zimbabwe, The Central Message of Christianity and Life in the Shoes of a Short Man.
Among the authors who also graced the occasion, Humphrey Sambo lamented the way some traditional publishing houses treat new book writers, when they approach them, seeking the opportunity to publish their books.
“They tell you to wait for them to finish other books which are already on the market and the process will take too long with too many protocols to follow.
“My assessment shows me that they mostly concentrate on primary and secondary school books only, which are always on demand,” says Humphrey Sambo.
His publishers, Beyond Today, highlighted that all Chiweshe’s books are available at their premises at Batanai Gardens in Harare.
The book will be taken to other provinces, around the country, and rekindle the spirit of reading, which is naturally dying in Zimbabwe, due to the advent of social media and films.
