How the End First Showed

A Nigerian poet's entrancing, defiant debut. Crafting raw memories into restrained and compact verse, D. M. Aderibigbe traces the history of domestic and emotional abuse against women in his family. Widening his gaze to capture the moral rhythms of life in Lagos, he embraces themes of love, spirituality, poverty, compassion, sickness, and death.

About the author

D. M. Aderibigbe is a PhD student at Florida State University. He is the author of a chapbook, In Praise of Our Absent Father, selected for the New Generation African Poets Series of the African Poetry Book Fund. Born and raised in Nigeria, he earned his MFA in poetry from Boston University. His poems have appeared in the African American Review, The Nation, Ninth Letter, Poetry Review, Prairie Schooner, Rattle, and elsewhere.

Summary

Crafting raw memories into restrained and compact verse, D.M. Aderibigbe traces the history of domestic and emotional abuse against women in his family. A witnessing son, grandson, nephew, and brother, he rejects the tradition of praise songs for the honoured father, refusing to offer tribute to men who dishonour their wives.

Product details

• Authors: D. M. Aderibigbe
• Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9780299319847
• ISBN: 978-0-299-31984-7
• No. of pages: 104
• Series: Wisconsin Poetry; Wisconsin Poetry Series; Wisconsin Poetry
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies