Stephanie Jane recenzis Child of the Universe de Katleho Mosotho
An interesting poetic memoir
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Child Of The Universe is an interesting poetry memoir through which Katleho Mosotho tells the story of his rise from a childhood laced with neglect and abuse to his present successful career as a teacher with university qualifications. His determination to succeed shines through the poems as does his fervent Christian faith - in fact I felt as though several of these works could be read as uplifting prayers as well as personal poetry. I was disappointed that the collection doesn't give a picture of Lesotho life as I had expected elements of this from the synopsis. Instead I would say that Child Of The Universe is an aspirational and motivational work. Mosotho picks out themes and people that had a profound influence on his blossoming, immortalising them in accessible poetry which I appreciated having this opportunity to experience.