Liberian Literary Magazine
Our Spotlight author of
this issue is poet, a soft
spoken woman who loves
writing. She is a volunteer
and social workerAKEN V. WARIEBI
Author Interview
Liberian
Literary Mag
conducted an interview with
AKEN V. WARIEBI
LLR: First, we would like to
thank you for granting this
interview. Tell us a little about
you- Well, My name is Aken
Vivian Wariebi. I am from
Monrovia, Liberia, West
Africa. I ama Trained Social
Worker and I am also a
Poet. As a Poet, I write from
life’s experiences and find
solace in my writings and
hope it uplifts the spirit of
others as it has done for
me. I currently live in the
United States of America.
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paths, with whatever they
may be going through, but
it can and will get better.
Instilling hope is my mission.
Building a bridge on the
inside of ourselves between
what we think we can and
cannot do and daring
ourselves
when
the
possibilities
present
themselves, in order to
accomplish
what
we
thought was impossible to
achieve is my purpose.
Planting seeds that create
positive change through
inspiration, in the form of
Poetry and writing in
general,
that
can
ultimately improve the lives
of my fellow man, in every
aspect, is what I want to do
to the best of my ability as
long as I live.
What books have most
influenced your life/career
most? All of Dr. Maya
Angelo’s
books,
Nikki
Giovanni, James Baldwin,
Robert Frost, Shakespeare,
just to name a few. Some
of
the
Why writing?
My passion is to inspire and
make a difference, big or
small. My desire, passion
and goal as simple as it
sounds is to see the smile on
someone’s
face.
The
reassurance
that
my
writings provide to their
heart and soul that not only
are they not alone in their
18
other writers that I admired
and I read their books
included but were not
limited to: Sidney Sheldon,
Barbara Cartland, Harold
Robbins. I also read
magazines such as New
York
Times,
National
Geographic, Ebony, Jet,
Reader’s
Digest,
True
Confessions and so many
more. In the magazines,
the styles of contributing
writers always made me
fantasize about being a
writer, at some point and
utilizing my pen someday
to impact lives.
How do you approach your
work?
From life, it teaches me
with every one that walks
within my path. Situations,
circumstances, and the
space in which I occupy in
my life at any given time
gives me the reason to
share the message of
hope, courage and love.
Nature allows me to think
and
express
those
thoughts in the written
word, or ponder on
thoughts for later use in a
positive way. This is usually
to draw strength from
deep within and let is rub
onto others as well. Time
and spiritually allows me to
give
thanks,
show
gratitude
and
exhibit
peace. Life gives us and
we give back at some
point. My writings, I use to
give back and life shows
me how to do that harshly,