\u200eBy Ashley Dean Misho | Arts and Entertainment Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200ewww.zimgbcnews.co.zw \u200eBy Ashley Dean Misho | Arts and Entertainment Reporter \u200ewww.zimgbcnews.co.zw\u200e\u200eA powerful new voice has emerged from the City of Kings, using the timeless art of poetry to speak for those… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10695"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10697,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10695\/revisions\/10697"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\u200eA powerful new voice has emerged from the City of Kings, using the timeless art of poetry to speak for those who bleed in silence.
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\u200eFiona John, a young and gifted writer, has released her debut poetry collection titled Reflections of a Soul, a raw and emotional odyssey through trauma, love, healing, and identity.
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\u200eDescribed as \u201ca mirror for the unseen and a safe space for the broken,\u201d the book was born out of profound personal silence.
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\u200eJohn reveals that her creative journey, first sparked during her school days and reignited during the solitude of lockdown, was ultimately reshaped by a tragic accident that changed the course of her life, a story she has long kept private.
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\u200e\u201cI whispered not to the world,\u201d John confesses, explaining how the fear of judgment taught her that \u201csilence is safer.\u201d
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\u200e\u201cI just bled in silence, and my pen screamed for me,\u201d she adds, a poignant line that became the central theme of her collection.
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\u200eFor John, the pen became both weapon and shield.
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\u200e\u201cBecause in this world, no one listens. They only crown themselves God over your story and pass judgment. So only the pen became my armour.\u201d
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\u200eReflections of a Soul is more than poetry; it is an act of resilience, a testament to survival and the healing power of words.
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\u200e For John, writing became a form of unsilent therapy and paper, her sanctuary.
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\u200e\u201cShe\u2019s the only friend who\u2019s always ready to listen,\u201d John says of her pen, contrasting it with the weariness she sensed from others.
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\u200e\u201cPeople get tired of hearing, \u2018It\u2019s her again with her pain.\u2019 So I just let my soul reflect on paper.\u201d
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\u200eThe result is a collection that is both deeply personal and universally resonant, promising readers \u201creal stories, bold emotions, and a legacy for generations.\u201d
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\u200e Her work seeks to be a voice for the voiceless, particularly for young people and women of Bulawayo and beyond, who have endured pain in quiet solitude.
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\u200eA nominee for the Zimbabwe Talent Show Award, Fiona John is no stranger to the spotlight. Yet with this publication, she shifts from the stage to the page, from performance to permanence.
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\u200eHer message is one of courage, shared experience, and unwavering strength: a call for all who have suffered in silence to reclaim their voices.
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