I OWN MY DESTINY: Poems (written in the Tigrinya language)

When I first read the poems posted on Asmarino.com under the name of Kiros Yohannes, some years back, I was struck by the unique form (Style) and the serious and varied content.  I was curious to know who he was.  Judging by the depth and range of subjects covered by the poems, I presumed him to be a product of the classical Geez Qinye school and emailed him expressing my appreciation and encouragement.  He responded immediately with words of thanks, and inquired if I was the man generally known as Dr. Bereket.  I emailed back saying that I was indeed that same person.  We exchanged phone numbers, and I asked him if he was a product of the classical Geez education—a haleqa.  He answered with a chuckle that he was not: that he was barely thirty years old, and that he expanded his knowledge of Tigrigna through readings of the Bible.