Lemons & Sunflowers And All Things Yellow

The selected poems in lemons and sunflowers and all things yellow present an eloquent, word-induced silence articulated with a remarkable ease. In the centre of this reflective silence dwells memory that shapes a deeper understanding of self and existence. What adds luminosity to Tialila’s poems is the layered and fluid exploration of life-experience without any sense of closure or finality. The voice is gentle, yet courageous and the silences in between palpable. Tialila’s critique is thoughtful and anchored deeply in a poet’s understanding of what she sees around her making for a book that is wise, imaginative and intuitive. The poems are short and swift, lasting just a few lines…but the ideas linger in your head long after you have read them. ~DR. KEVILENO SAKHRIE, literary critic, academic and educator