{"product_id":"alt-6-poetry-in-africa-african-literature-today-9781847011190","title":"ALT 6 Poetry in Africa: African Literature Today","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe re-issue of archival volumes \u003ci\u003eALT 1\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eALT 14\u003c\/i\u003e makes the complete series available and provides the historical perspective of these early contributions to the literature and its criticism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1973, this volume of the series includes a tribute from the Editor to the poet Christopher Okigbo who died fighting in the Biafran War in 1967, and two articles on his poetry. Also discussed are Leopold Senghor,Dennis Brutus, Wole Soyinka, Lenrie Peters and Ferdinand Oyono. The contributions analyse East African poetry, French Algerian poetry, Zulu poetry, and \"Rara\" chants in Yoruba oral poetry. Donatus I. Nwoga writes a general article on modern African poetry. The new books reviewed include Mazisi Kunene's \u003ci\u003eZulu Poems\u003c\/i\u003e and Okot p'Bitek's \u003ci\u003eTwo Songs: \"Song of Prisoner\" and \"Song of Malaya\"\u003c\/i\u003e and Taban lo Liyong's \u003ci\u003e Another Nigger Dead\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Eldred Jones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280668700923,"sku":"9781847011190","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781847011190_59f4aa90-f078-49d9-9ad0-0745cc93fa98.jpg?v=1772487638","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/alt-6-poetry-in-africa-african-literature-today-9781847011190","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}