Open a New Door is a poetic peep into the lives of the poets, Kim Blades and Robbie Cheadle, both of whom live in South Africa.
The book is divided into four categories: God bless Africa, God bless my family and friends, God bless me and God bless corporates and work. Each part is sub-divided into the good, the bad and ... the ugly of the two poets’ experiences, presented in rhyming verse, free-style, haiku and tanka, in each of these categories and include colourful depictions of their thoughts and emotions.
The purpose of this book of poetry is encapsulated in the following tanka and haiku poems: What drives me to write? To share my innermost thoughts The answer is clear It’s my personal attempt To make some sense of this world.
Inspiration blossoms Like the unfurling petals Of the Desert Rose
"South Africa is a mysterious part of the world many of us will never have the opportunity to visit. Robbie and Kim have brought the best, and in some cases saddest, snapshots of the country they love to life through the magic of poetry."
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BIOGRAPHY Roberta Eaton Cheadle is a South African writer and poet specialising in historical, paranormal, and horror novels and short stories. She is an avid reader in these genres and her writing has been influenced by famous authors including Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Amor Towles, Stephen Crane, Enrich Maria Remarque, G... eorge Orwell, Stephen King, and Colleen McCullough.
Roberta has two published novels:
* Through the Nethergate, a historical supernatural fantasy; and
* A Ghost and His Gold, a historical paranormal novel set in South Africa.
Roberta has eleven children’s books and two poetry books published under the name Robbie Cheadle.
Roberta Eaton Cheadle / Robbie Cheadle also has short stories and poems included in fourteen anthologies and is a contributor to the Ask the Authors 2022 (WordCrafter Writing Reference series).read more