The Arts-Muse Fair

**** BEAUTY OF UNIQUITY **** The silent sea waved across the land Emitting the calmness only known to man Kissed in the face by the golden sun rays Rising up firmly to face the world in trace Behold, the flowers in different blee Caressed by the zesty wind of charm Swinging to themselves in all the glee A beautiful creation in full charisma Arise, young brooding birds in love Sing with the sweet voice of yours to the world Filling the heart even without a single word Gifting the soul with calmness, peace and love ***IMPRISONED TEARS*** Stuck in the beam of tears Between the window of pain in the eyes With a feeling that surge through the edge Of a very long ripped heart in vain The night is cold But my tears still flow With a pale face, broken heart and shattered soul It’s a feeling that will never go I looked deep into the barren night As a silent whimper escaped my lips, tight With so much pain, sadnes

Samira Haruna Sanusi, our May TAMF Literary Birthday Intercourse guest’s birthday was on Saturday, May 6, 2017. She is the author of the book, S is for Survivor and Founder of the Samira Sanusi Sickle Cell Foundation. We had to break our tradition of publishing the interview same day as our guest’s birthday because her day was too full to permit a single stretch of interview. In addition to marking her birthday with family and friends, Samira Sanusi was also hosting a Fundraiser for her Sickle Cell Foundation on the same day. We started the interview in the morning of May 6, but her very busy day ensured that we could only conclude the interview three days later. Here is our chat with her.                                                                                                                                  TAMF : How does it feel on this day of your birth? Samira Sanusi : It feels great, not because it's my birthday but because on this day, and at thi