CHARSIAN POETRY
Words have beautiful sounds.
Poetry adds sense to these beautiful sounds. Poetry is therefore sound and
sense in verse. Poetry touches the heart first before it hits the paper! It is
the song of the heart actualized through codified symbols. Upon settling in Canada, I developed my poetry further. I have written more poems in Canada than I did in Zambia. My appreciation of nature, life and beauty is the motif preeminent in all my poems.
In 2008, I published my first poetry book. Song of an Alien, as the book is called, is divided into five sections referred to as “Books.” Each Book has a number of poems related thematically. Book One is quintessentially romance. Book Two is a spontaneous reaction to lost love, memory and hope. Book Three contains poems dealing with our duty to state, to human rights and, to one another. Book Four is a long narrative poem addressed to the Aushi tribe of
My whole life experience has prepared me for poetry-loving and writing. As young school boy, barely seven years of age, I loved picking up paper and write various lines. My brother one time rebuked me because every bit of literature I found I picked up and read. I would grow up with a knack for words and their beautiful construction. By the time I went to Hillcrest Secondary School in Zambia, I had developed a poem collection habit. This would develop further at UNZA where together with Elliot Phiri we co-founded UNZA Poetry Club.
In 2004, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, i began to gather all my poems into one document. At first I entitled the document The Best of Charles, then I realized that, in fact, my best had yet to come. Indeed, my best is yet to come. After publishing Song of an Alien, between January 2008 and September 2009, I have already written over 150 poems. This collection, which I have entitled HEARTCRY, will capture some of the fundamental tenets that have shaped my life in the West. The style has slightly shifted to reflect the trans-cultural nature of my experiences.
As for my educational background, my earlier part was pursued from Zambia - from Grades 1 to university - where I obtained a BA in English. I have a diploma in Business Administration and am currently pursuing a degree in Law.
Leadership and service to humanity are at the center of my life. I am the president of Our Zambian Forum (OZAFO), Vice-president of Zambian Canadian Foundation (ZAMCAN), Board Chairman of M.I.S.S.I.O.N and founder president of World Influence Center (Toronto).
As an author by books include The Burden of Zambia, The Seven Laws of Love, Campaign for Africa, The Devotional Guide, How to be Fulfilled in Life, The Seven laws of Influence (being published currently) and various unpublished books and articles.
I run the Influencevision. Under this vision are several resource Internet portals, including Law, Politics, Culture, Africa, Zambia and Zambian Issues, Money, Love and Marriage, and many more.