The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry
New to Black Classics from 20th C. (0141181001)
'Poetry, always foremost of the arts in traditional Africa, has continued to compete for primacy against the newer forms of prose fiction and theatre drama.' This wonderfully comprehensive anthology of African poetry has been expanded to include ninety-nine poets from twenty-seven countries, thirty-one of whom appear for the first time. Equally wide-ranging is the content of the poetry itself: war songs and political protests jostle with poems about human love, African nature and the surprises that life offers; all are represented in these rich and colourful pages.
Author: Gerald Moore
Format: Paperback, 480 pages, 130mm x 198mm, 324 g
Published: 2007, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: Poetry Texts & Poetry Anthologies
Description
New to Black Classics from 20th C. (0141181001)
'Poetry, always foremost of the arts in traditional Africa, has continued to compete for primacy against the newer forms of prose fiction and theatre drama.' This wonderfully comprehensive anthology of African poetry has been expanded to include ninety-nine poets from twenty-seven countries, thirty-one of whom appear for the first time. Equally wide-ranging is the content of the poetry itself: war songs and political protests jostle with poems about human love, African nature and the surprises that life offers; all are represented in these rich and colourful pages.
The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry