Song of an Alien is divided into five sections referred to as "Books." Each Book has a number of poems related thematically. Book One is quintessentially romance. Book Two is a spontaneous reaction to loss love, memory and hope. Book Three contains poems dealing with our duty to state, to human rights and, to one another. Book Four is a long narrative poem addressed to the Aushi tribe of Zambia. It is a celebration of libido and the beauty of womanhood. Book Five contains forty songs of an alien, a symbolic character who reflects on moral, political and cultural matters.