In this edition, I present my review of Wanderer Cantos, a collection of poems by Remi Raji. Published in 2021 by Noirledge, Wanderer Cantos is the seventh book of poetry by Professor Remi Raji-Oyelade.

A perceptive reader will immediately sense that the poet persona in this work is in perpetual motion. Also, a recurring metaphor in the collection is that of death and scattered carcasses in lands where the people are conquered collectively and individually drained and dismembered and death is dished out by instalment.

The collection, Wanderer Cantos, is a great work of art, a montage of colourful words deployed with candour and a testament to the poet's power as a wordsmith. Remi Raji, with this work, continues to consolidate his status as a strong voice on the continent and globally as a multiple award-winning poet. The 68 poems in this collection are intricately woven, and delightfully rendered. The collection successfully showcases Remi Raji as a master of the art, and a wordsmith whose artistic dexterity is deeply influenced by his eclectic mind. 

Listen and enjoy this poetic edition!