Teacher Barlow Poem by Dennis Adonis

Some poems can be very painful to recite or sometimes to even write when they are centered around individuals who have impacted our lives so greatly, and never lived to see the positive impact that they have made.

And for me, my school-days English Literature teacher, the late Cleopatra Barlow (formerly of the Golden Grove Secondary School in Guyana) was one such individual.

I had hated poems but she made me loved them, in as much now that I can ideally write them.

I had always been disinterested in writing any piece of literature, but today she inspired me in as much that have written over a dozen books for three leading publishers, and is still writing more.

So, when my Publisher asked me if I can chronicle a listing of poems for publication, all written by me; my late teacher Barlow immediately came to mind, but with profound and fond memories this time.

And as I began penning my poems, I remembered her guidance and unrelenting inspiration which propelled me to the level I am at in the world of literature and literary arts today.

Hence, as I continued to write it felt the necessity for me to pay homage to her in poetry within the pages of this book.

So to my own dear deceased English Literature Teacher, Ms. Cleopatra Barlow, I dedicate this poem to you.