Nigeria, June 20 -- Curved Fortunes is a collection of poems that explores the author's interpretation of artworks and metaphorical evaluation of social issues. Immersed in philosophical thought, it addresses topics related to destiny, love, loss, history and nationhood.

The rich poetic tone of the collection spreads across its 110 pages, featuring 89 poems that emphasise a recurring fascination with fate and life through animate and inanimate objects.

Curved Fortunes is a reinforcement of Mark Nwagwu's curiosity about life and the elevation of poetry as a language of introspective expressions: "dedicated to Christopher Nonyelum Okeke, a diplomat, for his support of the arts and his publication of "Contemporary Art: Multidimensionality ...