▁po ems ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁anth ology ▁Vo ices ▁of ▁Gh ana . ▁His ▁first ▁published ▁collection , ▁The ▁Sh adows ▁of ▁L augh ter ▁( 1 9 6 8 ), ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁five ▁them atic ▁sections : ▁" Pass ing ▁Sou ls " ▁( on ▁death ); ▁" T od ay , ▁We ▁Look ▁at ▁Each ▁Other "; ▁" The ▁M oment ▁of ▁Our ▁Life " ▁( n ature ); ▁" A ▁Ple a ▁for ▁Mer cy " ▁( the ▁super natural ); ▁and ▁" Qu estions ▁of ▁Our ▁Time ". ▁His ▁poetry ▁has ▁been ▁character ized ▁as ▁" the ▁poetry ▁of ▁statement ▁and ▁situation ". </ blockquote > ▁ ▁Works ▁The ▁Sh adows ▁of ▁L augh ter , ▁London : ▁Long man , ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁African ▁Pan or ama ▁and ▁Other ▁Po ems , ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Return ▁of ▁No ▁Return ▁and ▁other ▁po ems , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁The ▁Cl an ▁of ▁the ▁Leop ard ▁and ▁other ▁po ems , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁L al age ▁B own , ▁Ob itu ary : ▁K w esi ▁B rew , ▁The ▁Guardian , ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁How ▁Po ems ▁Work ▁# 1 ▁- ▁L . ▁S . ▁Mens ah ▁on ▁K w esi ▁B rew ' s ▁" The ▁Sea ▁E ats ▁Our ▁Land s " ▁ ▁K w ame ▁O ko ampa