9/11/2001: OTHER POEMS AND SHORT STORIES

I was very happy to receive the enchanting copy of your work and was delighted with the music and beauty of the poems. It brought to my mind the book of Rabindranath 'Gitanjali', which means 'A Handful of Songs', Nobel Prize winner of 1913. Andr Gide translated it into French under the title 'Offrande Lyrique'. Dr. X. CamotimLisbon. Portugal. Johana Smith's poems are an outpouring of a profoundly felt love and a sharply observing eye. She sends resonating waves in the heart of her readers. Many will identify with her, oh, so human vulnerability and candid unveiling of our most hidden states of turmoil, being utterly elated, and next, in the grips of agonizing uncertainty. She is tender, warm, with an uncanny knowledge of human frailties and gifted with heights of perception. I felt in awe before such talent in expressing our common woes with such sensitivity and candour. Johana, I salute you. Some of her poems are hailed/destined to become classics. Jacqueline FelixMelbourne, Australia