STEELE ROBERTS publishers MEDIA RELEASE:  … Yilma’s fifth poetry collection,Broken Wings,is as frank and forceful as ever.  His messages of hope and tolerance, of understanding and a collective search for peace and co-existence transcend his anger and frustration. Yilma’s style is direct and energetic, and his wide reading of philosophy and politics — and fusion of the political with the personal — make the bigger picture resonate. ‘One has to live it to know it. Yilma has lived it and written poignant poems about it. You must read them all,’ says Hama Tuma, an Ethiopian writer, poet and political activist. Yilma’s poems let you experience the plight of many through the voice of one man who has the integrity and courage to stand for justice. ‘Yilma is a brave writer, who speaks the truths of his and others’ struggles, and is unflinching in his portrayal of humanity at its darkest,’ says Wellington poet Mark Pirie.  Read More…