The concept of Universal Soundbites hinges on the rapid almost electrifying globalisation that has engulfed and continues to engulf the world, the universality of human-ness, the interplay of ideologies, similar aspirations and the solid hope all humanity seeks. It is a book of Poems that gathers voices from around the globe, far and near, foreign and homegrown. Smith's latent ability to assume a carte blanche posture here lends credence to his belief that he is a universal Poet, a humanist literati that can revel in and lucidly capture themes that are of a Universal nature.