My Sun

About the Book

This book is a compilation of poems and soul songs. The collection depicts four stages in the journey toward self-realization and self-love. The first stage is remembrance—one that exists in the realm of the imagination. It describes memories, visions, thoughts, and dreams. The second stage is the encounter—the point at which memories become real. The third stage is the fear stage—the moment when confusion sets in and one denies his or her own inner truth. The fourth stage is the awakening stage—at this point, one has no choice but to accept his or her own inner truths. This journey is one characterized by joy, pain, fear, hope, uncertainty, and certainty. It captures the best of times and the worst of times on the path toward an awakening to one’s true self. The book will be of interest to anyone who has ever encountered their divine counterpart, whether real or imagined.

About the Author

Dr. Nkatha Kabira is a lecturer at the University of Nairobi School of Law, and she is a postdoctoral Hutchins Fellow at Harvard University. She completed her doctoral degree at Harvard Law School in May 2015. She has professional and research experience in several areas, ranging from law and language to security sector governance and gender and the law. She lectures widely and has taught extensively both in Nairobi and at Harvard, and she has received awards in recognition of excellence in teaching. Prior to completing the LLM program at Harvard Law in 2008, she worked as a legal associate and pupil at Kaplan and Stratton Advocates in Nairobi, Kenya. She has worked as a research fellow at the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, the Kenya Law Reform Commission, and the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission. She holds a bachelor of laws degree from the University of Nairobi, and she has a postgraduate diploma in legal practice from the Kenya School of Law. She is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya. This is her first book of poetry.