their comrade [Adolphus Amasiatu]; and while some had penned a few lines in dedication to the departed, poems were also read from the late poet's last collection of poetry, 'Verses by Post'.
The late Amasiatu, who in addition to being a poet, was a soldier in the Nigerian Army, wrote the poems in the collection like letters to his wife while he was on the battlefield; her replies were also documented in the same format.
from Next: Poems for a soldier of the pen
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