Title: The Poems of Robin R. Rabii: Insights That Nurture Connection
Author: Robin R. Rabii
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491795239
Pages: 118
Genre: Poetry
Synopsis
While stupidity serves a critical role in helping us discern the behaviors that stall our climb up the evolutionary ladder, it is the active pursuit of connection, one of the Architect's hidden ingredients, that allows us to scale the ladder of evolution with speed and begin reconciling the appearance of differences between us. Connection exposes the illusions of separation and provides the opportunity to reunite diametrically opposed perspectives we inherit or acquire through our social, cultural, religious, and ethnic conditioning.
The poems in this book are the insightful expressions of an author who is passionate about creating harmony between humans, the most complex of the Architect's riddles. Through his words, the author attempts to elevate and worship the ordinary moments in life; expose the poisons in becoming a political or religious ideologue; explore the strained relationship between the intellect and the heart; ponder the cosmic aspects of patriotism; reveal the invisible demons of love; and convey sensitive, but instructive, snippets about race and color. Mixed in with these thought-provoking utterances is the author's ailing sense of humor, offering the opportunity to view serious matters through the lens of comedy.
Through the solemn and amusing prose, there is an opportunity to begin new conversations that may help us acknowledge and, through introspection, challenge our silent conditioning-a first step in finding the keys to meaningful connection and harmony in all human affairs.
About the Author
Robîn R. Rabii describes himself as an ordinary kid born to extraordinarily loving and creative parents who raised him and his siblings as Black Hebrews in a peculiar religious order. The love of his parents and, to some extent, the idealistic teachings of this religious sect set his young mind on fire with curiosity of the magnificent capabilities of human beings, prompting a lifelong search to understand the conditions that inspire and destroy these capabilities. He emerged from this interesting mix of life circumstances as an adult who embraces the marriage between pragmatism, idealism, and mysticism, merging their clashing principles to create poems that stir the imagination. Robîn is a father, musician, poet, inventor, author, small business owner, and financial administrator who calls upstate New York his home. He holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and a “PhD” in irreverent comedy.
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