The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry
by Gerald Moore (Editor, Introduction by, Translator), Ulli Beier (Editor)
ISBN-10: 0140424725
ISBN-13: 9780140424720
$20.00
Book Specs
Binding
UK-B Format Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Published on
Sep 14, 2007
Edition
5th Edition
Dimensions
5.12x0.83x7.60 Inches
Weight
0.71 Pounds
About the Book
'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.