Rasheed Odunade Akande

The Recluse Rasheed Odunade Akande

THE RECLUSE is the third collection of poetry from the author and it forges a path greatly beyond its predecessors; If Only I Knew and Diary. It attempts a look into the social and economic mishaps of life that inadvertently leads to the abuse of opportunities by caring others. The Recluse is also a collection of poetry stemming from the desire of the individual at self-actualization by striving through writing for social and economic independence. It tells the tale in lines of challenges as witnessed and lastly, The Recluse delves while positing my dreams and aspirations, into the issues of religion and faith as I battle within and with those around me. Its culmination discusses the view of the average Nigerian who is politically conscious, of the ills the citizenry have been facing in the last 6yrs and the hope of changing what we can, at the next ballot, come 2015. This is the hope of the Nigerian youth; our dreams and aspirations as individuals and a whole.