Echoes of the Sunbird - An Anthology of Contemporary African Poetry

Presents a broad overview of the work of seven of Africa's leading poets. This volume includes poems that concern political, personal, and social themes and are written with aesthetic simplicity and lyricism.

Summary

This volume presents a broad overview of the work of seven of Africa’s leading poets. Five of them have received international recognition: Niyi Osundare and Chinua Achebe, the Commonwealth Poetry Prize; Osundare and Antonio Jacinto, the Noma Prize; and Jose Craveirinha, the Camoes Prize.

Product details

• Authors: Don Burness
• Assisted by: Don Burness (Editor), Donald Burness (Editor)
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.1993
• EAN: 9780896801738
• ISBN: 978-0-89680-173-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Monographs in International St; Ohio RIS Africa Series; Ohio RIS Africa Series; Research in International Studies, Africa Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies