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Kgosietsile Kevin Kooagileitshinacesptaion,vtiositohenopenin0g6than,d2t0h2e 3recboyrdPedoefotoictabgelood Publishers. to tell inspirational stories. He recently He further explained that the title of launched his debut book titled ‘Shatter- the book ‘Shattering Shackles’ was insofpiref ing Shackles’.
Kooagile is a Christian poet and he is 3:17-18. He is of the view that this better known ‘The Poetic Genius’. For his scrispcrteuerneed mthepclriomwdentots writing talent, he associates himself with perfectly as it directly influences people
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themes of love, loss, feminism and most to embrace the essence of liberation importantly, spirituality. from the personal bondage of which can
He is of the view that reading helps only be achieved by allowing the spirit people deal with problems and so he of the Lord to abide in them. The book wanted to contribute to saving lives. “I consaisntasveorfag1e 3w9ompaang’selsif,e and it is made up thought of sharing with the world a read of 10 chapters. Each chapter serves a difbTohisobkootkhwearseau-thoredfebyrengtirlps that will be life changing. This uturrpn oinsteo with a different fore targets stimulating healing, love, and pain,Kooagile shared. He also shared that progressive movement towa1r4dths hatosacbheieevensoimneflthuinegn. ced by the works of raison detre,” he said. he Late Maya Angelou, Lebo Mashile,
This book is a poetry collection with William Shakespeare and Katlego Moleboboaktsis.o“mTethiengythcaot poems that embody a motiohnertfhirasttbiosouk.nT-his nistsroilbeluy tined affluently to my predictable. It has a linguistic and spiritual diction and wordplay. The experiences resonances that open the dpoerospresctiovefonthoew hMeoznelal. w“rWoetehatvhe is book were the sublime. Kooagile added that the book incentives that made me complete the also has a versatile approach12tothoitu,ghwt okO,”urhmeotshheras rheavde.liTvehd iist,”book’s target audience goes from expressing the highs of being includes both the youfonrcge athnedmstehlvesoolnd.me. fond of Christ, to descriptions of relation- Just two weeks down the line after
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ed onfirNst hthe rec‘FeoirvgiveesGodn’ k abenidng thhairshhoen swaoymsen, shows that reading culture is revived in the country. “Most of our readers have attested that this book has took them through their most darkest moments right into a state of light and healing,” he said. “I see myself in the lines of JK Rowling and the late Maya Angelou. The impact they have made has me seeing the triumph in my journey as an author,” he said, noting that in the next few years he envisions becoming one of the best authors and poets the African co“nThteinmeinxetdhfaeeslinegvs ethreproduced. His favourite chapters in this book include; Self loa ments. As a first time publisher, he looks forward to publish mnoot in the future.