The Altruist - An Autobiography: De Profundis | Ballads of Ayer

De: Olarewaju J Oladipo

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

The Altruist - An Autobiography: De Profundis Ballads of Ayer is a collection of poems and reflections based on the author's personal experience in a prison camp, following a baseless accusation and a seven-month incarceration. The sixty poems written during this time include reflections on each, revealing the author's thoughts, struggles, and emotional states. The author, a physician, instead of focusing on the unfavorable trial outcome, shares what he learned about suffering in a prison environment, human frailty, what guards the will to survive, and how to find meaning during hardship. Filled with valuable insights, the poems and reflections explore aspects of imprisonment, offering an insider’s view of the pain and suffering that come with losing liberty. Examining details such as isolation, despair, betrayal, bitterness, and injustice, both the poems and reflections take the reader beyond just the effects of imprisonment on the individual, highlighting its collateral damage on families. Recognizing the importance of the individual and their families surviving such a difficult experience, the author emphasizes strategies that helped him cope with his hardships.