The Animated Universe

The Animated Universe is the long-awaited debut of a seasoned poet who has arrived at a state of confidence and assurance in her voice. Her poems find beauty in the ordinary, the unusual and even sometimes in the disquieting things of the world. She combines the story-telling genius, imaginative flights and musicality of the great calypsonians. She is generous in sharing her heart, her soul and body with the reader. In this, Samantha Thornhill embraces the spiritual function of the poet as ...