Edwin Olu Bestman

Raindrops Edwin Olu Bestman

Over the years Poet Edwin Olu Bestman has written a wide range of poetic styles, from the compressed poetic forms to a simple vernacular style towards a long journey of life touching on a broad range of subject matter including themes such as "Home", Dark future" "Broken breakfast" and many other concepts and observations in real life. Reading through his poems despite his wide range of poetic styles, Poet Edwin Olu Bestman uses highly elegant language which maintains a certain stately rhythm that could be considered reflective of his own sense of the dignity of ordinary words and thoughts. His poetic language is not at all complex or even obscure, it is clear that he does not wish to simply leave his reader with literary puzzles for private contemplation. His desire is to have an impact on his readers.