Staring Into My Soul is the long awaited, first poetry collection from Jamaican journalist and poet, Curtis Myrie. Inspired by the global legacy of Dr. Louise “Miss Lou” Bennett-Coverley and shaped by the spoken word traditions of dub poets like Mikey Smith and Mutabaruka, Myrie’s poetry is a call to resistance, reverence, and the baring of raw emotion. A celebration of Jamaica Nation Language and an embodiment of cultural defiance and resilience, the verses echo the spirit of Rastafarian wisdom and the struggles of the Everyman. Myrie paints a vivid portrait of life marked by political strife, cultural pride, and personal introspection. A voice at once lyrical and unyielding, Myrie’s rhythmic truth-telling helps us rise above the chaos.