BOOK REVIEW Keeping death at bay A review of Let Death Wait – By Dr. S. Terver Chieshe

-anxieties, death, misfortunes. But then these are punctuated by what makes living tolerable, as on page 13, when Terver says: “Let death wait till you finish with the smiles. Let death wait till you’ve given something out”. The looming and inevitable death, as portrayed by Terver, means we have to do well in our segment of the relaygame of life: by doing our bits well, and handing over the baton to worthy successors.

Other soul-moving poems in the collection include Cubit, Venerable, Strings and Ties, and Myself. Others are Lean on God, Taken Together, Healed, Take it Up, Forgetting and more. With over 70 poems in the book, Chieshe shows what prolific author he is, while able to maintain good quality. Each of the pearls in the book goes the whole hog in selflessly sharing lessons and nuanced perceptions.

The Author, Dr Simon Terver Chieshe, is a medical doctor with Master of Health Management degree and Master of Science degree in Clinical Psychology. He is a musician and poet, and currently the Reproductive Health Coordinator and Mental Health Desk Officer, Benue State Ministry of Health, and member of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA). Reviewer: Dr. Muktar Gadanya, MFR, is Public Health Physician and Reproductive Health Researcher. He is a winner of the Carnegie Global Council on Ethics International Essay Competition in 2017.