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Support Literature In Africa (please Read) by AnonymX: 3:43pm On Jun 11, 2015 |
[img]http://3.bp..com/-lBcMXBXHG9A/VXmOo_TcjgI/AAAAAAAAALo/HVVuFkcNGus/s640/11269302_668908063213128_252003572905963977_o.jpg[/img] Hello everyone... The above picture is the cover image of "Letters From Africa: The Modern African Poetry Compilation". Now, it is very probable that you do not read poetry but I hope that at the end of this, you would have a reason to change your mind and purchase this particular compilation. To begin with, it is the FIRST EVER poetry compilation written by a group of Africans and more so, done with the sole intent of showing the continent's creativity to the world. Also, it is written in simple language with each poem having a distinct message; each easily understandable.(I shall post two of the poems below so that you have a clue of what what I'm saying). Here are the two poems I am posting. This first one is "We Regret" by Nkenu Timothy A lot of stories A lot of lies Fingers pointing No results We remember those times when They stood with hungry faces Clearly stricken by poverty So we pitied them They came to us with sweet words Saying they know our plight and Would fight for us Lies!!! All lies! With ink stains on our thumbs And joy in our hearts Smiles on our faces We put them in office Crocodile tears of gratitude Hungry eyes of theirs They looked at us and Praised us for "doing the right thing" Days, weeks and years gone by No sign of them close by I hear they live in mansions While we live in mud huts They only come when they need us They are nowhere close to us Nothing to show for our stains; Stains on our thumbs put on paper We regret the times we wasted Standing under the hot sun Shouting their praises, We regret. We regret the ink we allowed to touch us The papers we put in boxes Yes we regret We shall always regret And then this next one is titled "Bury Me" by Moshenyana Wa Taung A time would come when my life would cease When the time comes, I ask that you remember these things Bury my body but don’t bury my beliefs Bury my heart but don’t bury my love Bury my feet but not the path of life Bury my hands but don’t bury my diligent efforts Bury my shoulders but not the concerns I carried Bury my voice but not my message Bury my mind but don’t bury my dreams Bury me but don’t bury my life If you must bury something Let it be my faults and my weaknesses But let my life continue to live on Within you I hope you've had an insight into what to expect of the compilation made by these young African poets? Finally, the last but greatest reason why you should buy this compilation is that you'd be investing into literature in Africa as the funds gotten from this maiden edition would go into the production of the next and subsequently, be able to provide literary aid to the continent as the area of literature is one which is greatly lagging behind in the continent. If I've been able to convince you to purchase the compilation (which I strongly hope and believe that I've done), please find the purchase links below. The eBook version costs $2.99 on all platforms while the paperback costs $9.99. Asante sana (Thank you). Amazon (Paperback): http://www.amazon.com/Letters-Africa-Modern-African-Compilation/dp/1512089079 Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZA0MXC8 iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/letters-from-africa/id1003725008?mt=11&uo=4 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/African_Poetry_Project_Letters_From_Africa?id=e6fVCQAAQBAJ. Kobo :https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/letters-from-africa-2 1 Like |
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Poem: The Mute / One Man / June 24 2015
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