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Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by uncleinans(m): 7:34pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
Abiku 2 Likes |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by karkel(m): 7:39pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
iokpebholo:indeed they are real gems 1 Like |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by ABANGWABOI(m): 7:41pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
#ILMOVON #Attitude #Bliv RIP Prof. John Pepper Clark... I read extensively your poetic works back then in Secondary School.. Much Respect for You Grand Pa. Adieu.. 2 Likes |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by Yugoos: 7:41pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
Rip Sir.... My best was Fulani Cattle by JP Clark Contrition twines me like a snake Each time I come upon the wake Of your clan, Undulating along in agony, Your face of stool for mystery: What secret hope or knowledge, Locked in your hump away from man. Imbues you with courage So mute and fierce and wan That, not demurring nor kicking, You go to the house of slaughter? Can it be in the forging Of your gnarled and crooked horn You’d experienced passions far stronger Than storms which brim up the Niger? Perhaps, the drover’s whip no more On your balding mind and crest Arouses shocks of ecstasy: Or likely the drunken journey From desert through grass and forest, To the hungry towns by sea Does call at least for rest- But, will you not first reveal to me, As true the long knife must prevail, The patience of even your tail? 2 Likes |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by pozehnani(f): 7:45pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
Rip to a legend . Greatest poet who wrote like a white man. The night rain still remains my favorite. What of Olarotimi? The man who wrote the God's are not to blame". Great novel of all time. Children don't read Interesting books these days like we did. Books like Kole the superstar Ure Chokwe Born wothout a silver spoon She stoops to conquer God's big toe ( very tragic story) Snowball Animal farm.. I love this novel like kilode The Concubine (Elechi Amadi) Then shakespearen dramas sabastin and Sebastian.. ive forgotten the title of that drama. Though. Days when education still got standard. 4 Likes |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by Badonasty(m): 7:46pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
RIP sir...his poems are really nice 1 Like |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by gracechellar(f): 7:48pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
tutudesz: Ibadan!!! Running splash of rust and gold flung and scattered among seven hills like broken China in the sun Rest on sir!!!! 1 Like |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by Dejisquare: 7:48pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
The passing away of a great literally Icon. I remembered him for his poem ' The Casualty' during the Nigeria Civil. The poem capture the whole situation then. R.I.P Great man. 1 Like |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by emeraldlife: 7:50pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
Coming and going these several seasons Do stay out on the baobab tree Follow where you please your kindred spirits If indoors is not enough for you. True, it leaks through the thatch When floods brim the banks And the bats and the owls Often tear in at night through the eaves And at harmattan, the bamboo walls Are ready tinder for the fire That dries the fresh fish up on the rack. Still, it’s been the healthy stock To several fingers, to many more will be Who reach to the sun. No longer then bestride the threshold But step in and stay For good. We know the knife scars Serrating down your back and front Like beak of the sword-fish And both your ears, notched As a bondsman to this house Are all relics of your first comings. Then step in, step in and stay For her body is tired Tired, her milk going sour Where many more mouths gladden the heart. Abiku by JP Clark. Rest on sir. This life sha 5 Likes |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by Nobody: 7:51pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
The real men are gone 1 Like |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by Dreal1247: 7:52pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
Rip Sir. I can still remember one of his poems which we studied in the secondary school, The Casualties. If was sent to Chinua Achebe during the Nigerian Civil War. Rest on,Sir. 2 Likes |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by duality(m): 7:55pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
Please how is the traffic from VI to Ajah. I learned the road is blocked up till now. How true is it and which is the better route to take. |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by firstratedcitiz(m): 7:55pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
tutudesz: |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by kowalsky: 7:57pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
RIP J. P. Clark. |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by DennisEche(m): 7:57pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
I wastn a literature student but am a lover of jp Clark. Rip sir |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by BarrElChapo(m): 8:00pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
Rest In Peace... You were a literary giant |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by Sunnymatey(m): 8:01pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
"The Casualties" By J P Clerk Rest in peace great poet 1 Like |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by papa007: 8:02pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
Live on J. P. Clark. Your poem titled "The Casualty" that explains in entirety that those who lost their lives directly from the Nigerian Civil War are not the only victims of the War remains evergreen till date. Live on the jolly good fellow. 1 Like |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by stanisbaratheon: 8:03pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
A literary Legend. |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by LadySarah: 8:04pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
pozehnani: The Concubine was written by Elechi Amadi. Then all I dreamt of was to work in a library and be surrounded by books. Their generation had it so easy but they destroyed Nigeria. 1 Like |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by Adex7004(m): 8:08pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
One of his peom i love most is Abiku 1 Like |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by favour32(m): 8:09pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
Throwback: This life sef.... people wey their brains empty nai full everywhere....na only 2% of people for 9ja nai their brains dey work. Great J.p Clark! Rest in peace. 1 Like |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by tutudesz: 8:10pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
firstratedcitiz:Thanks 1 Like |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by kweensheba: 8:10pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
RIP great Bekederemo. We will miss you. 2 Likes |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by kunlegboye(m): 8:12pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
[color=#550000][/color] Officialgarri: Wow!..Why is history scrapped in Nigeria? I just like this...I have only been a science student doing justice to maths and the likes. |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by Candycrushy(f): 8:15pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
Rest on great man... you'll always be remembered for your immense contribution towards the literary community... #proudlygrammarian |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by pozehnani(f): 8:18pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
LadySarah: Oh.. thanks for the heads up there. Used to think it was chinua Achebe because it had an igbo setting plus it was my elders sisters set that read it. So i used to steal it from her bag then to read and never really had time to check the author. I still visited the library until the lockdown. I love literature works a lot. Was reading one before the lockdown. "Mothers love" or so. Can't remember the title now. |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by ejimatic: 8:19pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
joefelin2345:True |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by ejimatic: 8:20pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
joefelin2345:Yes you are right. All of them are literary icons. Those behind them are literary midgets. 1 Like |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by ekwerendi(m): 8:22pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
Abiku just comes into mind... RIP sir 1 Like |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by ShoeShineGuy: 8:23pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
I remember Ibadan by JP Clark while growing up. RIP sir. 1 Like |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by doeeyed: 8:26pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
Officialgarri: Political Maradona . |
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