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201. Foreword to a bibliography

Subjects
Bibliography, African poetry, Literature/writing, Political science, Regional focus/area studies
Abstract

When Dr Tony Ullyatt first showed me this bibliography, my initial and probably quite understandable reaction was that a highly talented, painstakingly assiduous and most determined Detective Chief Inspector had [...]

Published
2013
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202. Nota sulla traduzione (Note sur la traduction)

Author

Antonella Emina

Subjects
African Poetry, Sony Labou Tansi
Abstract

Presentazione delle principali caratteristiche linguistiche della raccolta "Il quarto lato del triangolo" di Sony Labou Tansi e indicazione sulle scelte traduttive.

Published
1997

203. Osundare's Poetry and the Yoruba Worldview.

Author

ANYOKWU, Christopher

Subjects
LITERARY criticism, POETRY (Literary form), YORUBA (African people), YORUBA poetry, MARXIST philosophy, SOCIAL injustice, AFRICAN poetry, FOLK poetry
Abstract

The article offers poetry criticism of several works by African writer Niyi Osundare, focusing on the portrayal of beliefs of the indigenous Yoruba people in the works. The author suggests that Yoruba cultural concepts are combined with Western Marxist ideology and that Osundare seeks to combat social injustice through the use of indigenous oral poetics and mythologies. Poems discussed include "Midlife."

Published
2011
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205. Finnuala Dowling: I Flying.

Author

Heiss, Silke

Subjects
*AFRICAN poetry
Abstract

Reviews the poetry anthology “I Flying,” by Finuala Dowling.

Published
2004

206. Lesego Rampolokeng: the second chapter.

Author

Khumalo, Mbongeni

Subjects
*AFRICAN poetry
Abstract

Reviews the poetry anthology “The Second Chapter,” by Lesego Rampolokeng.

Published
2004

207. Timbila 2004: A Journal of Onion Skin Poetry.

Author

Sole, Kelwyn

Subjects
*BOOKS & reading, *AFRICAN poetry
Abstract

Reviews the book “Timbila 2004: A Journal of Onion Skin Poetry,” edited by Vonani Bila.

Published
2004

208. The Legend of the Rockhills and Other Stories / The Remains of the Last Emperor / Bulletin from the Land of the Living Ghosts: Romance in the Reign of Commander Cobra (Book) .

Author

Fox, Robert Elliot

Subjects
*AFRICAN poetry
Abstract

Reviews three books on African poetry. 'The Legend of the Rockhills and Other Stories,' by Funso Aiyejina; 'The Remains of the Last Emperor,' by Adebayo Williams; 'Bulletin From the Land of the Living Ghosts: Romance in the Reign of Commander Cobra,' by Adebayo Williams.

Published
2003
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210. The theme of protest in C.L.S. Thobega's poetry.

Author

Manyaka, N.J.

Subjects
AFRICAN poetry, SOCIAL action in literature, CRITICISM
Abstract

This paper looks at how the theme of protest is handled and revealed in Thobega's poetry. As a spokesperson of his society, Botswana in particular and Africa in general, the poet highlights the black masses' sufferings and pain brought by oppression, discrimination and unjust laws. The term 'black masses' refers to all those who identify with the oppressed people. Aspects of protest to be looked at in this paper are, societal behaviour, discrimination, oppression and repression. This paper also makes reference to the killings of the Sharpville marchers in 1960 and how the poet alludes and echoes other texts through his poetry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2000
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212. GQOBA, William.

Subjects
POETS, AFRICAN poetry
Abstract

A brief profile of William Wellington Gqoba, an African poet whose poetry give evidence to the influence of missionaries on the Bantu people, is presented.

Published
2008

213. LETTER TO THE EDITOR.

Author

Feuser, Willfried V.

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, AFRICAN poetry
Abstract

Presents a letter to the editor about African poetry.

Published
1986

214. Botswana Hosts First Setswana Poetry Awards.

Subjects
POETRY awards, TSWANA language, AFRICAN poetry
Abstract

The article reports on the first Setswana Poetry Awards hosted by Limkokwing University in Gaborone, Botswana in April 2016 which recognizes the people who developed and maintained African languages particularly in the field of poetry.

Published
2016

215. Healing Mother Africa: Contemporary African poets explore new rhythms and themes.

Author

Okoro, Dike

Subjects
*AFRICAN poetry, *POETICS, *POETS
Abstract

Discusses changes in the rhythms and themes of African poetry in the 21st century. Information on the themes that dominate African poetics; Examples of the works of several contemporary African poets, including Oswald Mtshali; Background on the political activities of several African poets.

Published
2003

216. Iko Haki (Here is The Justification)

Author

Khamis, Said Wa Haji

Subjects
Poetry, African poetry, Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies, Regional focus/area studies
Published
1988

217. Making it new

Author

Style, Colin

Subjects
Anthologies, Poetry, African poetry, Literature/writing, Political science
Published
1988

221. Strategy in Ngoni women's oral poetry.

Author

Mvula, Enoch Timpunza

Subjects
AFRICAN poetry, NGONI (African people), MANNERS & customs, FOLK poetry
Abstract

Discusses the norm of interaction among African women through oral poetry. Folklore as a communicative process of achieving individual or group goals; Pounding songs as an important genre for Ngoni women; Relevance of isolating women from men during cultural performances; Strategic use of musical resources; Functions and patterns of song performances; Relationship between the performer and the audience.

Published
1991
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225. Leaf and Bone (Book Review).

Author

Collins, Warren

Subjects
AFRICAN poetry, NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Leaf and Bone: African Praise-Poems; an Anthology,' by Judith Gleason.

Published
1980

226. OWED.

Author

Harris, David M.

Subjects
AFRICAN poetry, AUDIOBOOKS, POETRY collections
Published
2021

227. Announcement.

Subjects
*AFRICAN American poets, *AFRICAN poetry
Abstract

Several corrections to the article "Anthologizing Africa: Langston Hughes and His Correspondents" by Stephen Gray in volume 42, number 4 are presented.

Published
2012
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228. Bending the Bow: an anthology of African love poetry.

Author

Waliaula, Ken Walibora

Subjects
*AFRICAN poetry, *POETRY collections, *LOVE poetry
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Bending the Bow: An Anthology of African Love Poetry," edited by Frank M. Chipasula.

Published
2010

230. Goma.

Author

Shook, David

Subjects
*AFRICAN poetry, *POETRY & society
Abstract

The article profiles the city Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a focus on the city's poets and poetry. Topics include poet Patrick Bassham Bashonga, his poem "Si j'étais une femme," and the poem "Je reclame ma paix" by J. Lebel Baguma. The city's use of social media, bookstore Librairie Lave Littéraire, and the poem "Goma" by Shinanziri Adams are also discussed.

Published
2014
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233. NARRATIVES OF SONGHAY.

Author

Conrad, David C.

Subjects
*AFRICAN poetry, *NONFICTION, *EPIC poetry
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Scribe, Griot and Novelist: Narrative Interpreters of the Songhay Empire,' by Thomas A. Hale.

Published
1991
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235. Politics in African Poetry.

Author

Ojaide, Tanure

Subjects
AFRICAN poetry, NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "Politics in African Poetry," by Tayo Olafioye.

Published
1986

236. La nouvelle génération de poétes congolais.

Author

Whitman, Daniel

Subjects
AFRICAN poetry, NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "La nouvelle génération de poètes congolais," by Leopoid-Pindy Mamonsono.

Published
1986

237. Structural Models and African Poetics (Book).

Author

Sabor, Peter

Subjects
AFRICAN poetry, NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Structural Models and African Poetics: Towards a Pragmatic Theory of Literature,' by Sunday O. Anozie.

Published
1981

238. Soyinka, Wole (1935-)

Subjects
Soyinka, Wole, Dramatists, African literature, African poetry, Nobel laureates, Authors, Nigerian, General interest
Abstract

BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY The Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka (born 1935) was one of the few African writers to denounce the slogan of Negritude as a tool of autocracy. He also was [...]

Published
1998

239. Mqhayi, Samuel Edward Krune (1875-1945)

Subjects
Mqhayi, S.E.K., U-Don Jadu (Novel) -- Criticism and interpretation, Novelists, African poetry, Xhosa (African people), Authors, South African, Poets, Black, General interest
Abstract

BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi (1875-1945) was a South African novelist and poet who excelled in the Xhosa praise-poem. Samuel Mqhayi was born on Dec. 1, 1875, among the [...]

Published
1998

241. Logotherapy.

Subjects
*AFRICAN poetry, *POETRY collections
Published
2017

242. Noémia de Sousa, or being an 'African from head to toe' in times of colonization

Author

Noemi Alfieri and CHAM - Centro de Humanidades

Subjects
Anti-colonialism, Gender Studies, History, Women Writers, Literature and Literary Theory, Visual Arts and Performing Arts, African literatures, African poetry, Mozambique, African colonial issue, Language and Linguistics, Pan-Africanism
Abstract

UIDB/04666/2020 UIDP/04666/2020 SFRH /BD/114981/2016 In the present essay, I examine the work and career of the Mozambican poet Noémia Carolina Abranches de Sousa Soares (1926-2002). It is well known that Sousa began her career publishing under the initials “NS” to confuse her identity with that of her brother (whose name was Nuno) and so obfuscate her gender; however, women are a constant element in her work. Beyond this, I argue that Sousa adopted a pioneering approach to gender, one deeply connected to the anti-colonial struggle, the fight for the rights of her people, and the African American imaginary. Indelibly linked to social, racial, and gendered subalternity, Mozambican women constitute in Sousa’s oeuvre the personification of the struggle against the societal paradigms of the time. publishersversion published

244. WORDS OF MOUTH.

Author

Mills, David

Subjects
AFRICAN poetry, NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Sleeping With the Dictionary,' by Harryette Mullen.

Published
2002

245. African Poetry.

Author

McLaren, Joseph and Reisman, Rosemary M. Canfield

Subjects
African literature -- History & criticism, African poetry, 20th century literature -- History & criticism
Abstract

African literature, including poetry, finds its roots in a long tradition of oral literature in over three thousand native languages. With European colonial intrusions between the fourteenth and twentieth centuries, much literature from the continent was expressed in English, French, Portuguese, and other languages, particularly Arabic in North Africa. Postcolonial literatures and poetry continue in a variety of languages and a combination of traditions.

Published
2024

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