Cito Blanko drops his debut book: 98 Sense
The Bx bred wordsmith DELIVERS
Taking a long look in the mirror and realizing the fault of your ways is a difficult journey, but the place that these revelations can lead is nothing short of special. For Cito Blanko, these moments of analyzation led to him restructuring his priorities. The book's introduction speaks on the value that he placed in money and the social gratification that comes with it. With a newfound focus that values purpose over pennies, Cito was able to search within and create his finest work yet.
"98 Sense" is a collection of poems with issues ranging from self discovery to love and manhood, each featuring a rare level of vulnerability in which no one, not even Cito himself is off the hook. He kicks things off with Who Am I Now? . The poem is a realization that Cito is simply the sum of his past experiences and all his habits from childhood continue to show in his adult life.
This introspection remains a theme throughout the book in poems like Note to self and I've seen the light. They're not all focused on Cito's psyche though. He takes time to honor black women in The North Star and speaks on societal and racial issues as well.
By the last poem Waiting to create, readers will have a new understanding of Cito and of life itself. He ends the poem with a call to action, stating: "Hurry up b4 it's too late. A real artist doesn't wait to create." Cito proved to be a real artist with this poetry book. And it's pretty damn clear that passion, not cash was the driving force in writing it.
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