Mandela the Spear and Other Poems

Fiction & Literature, Poetry
Cover of the book Mandela the Spear and Other Poems by Atukwei Okai, African Perspectives Publishing
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Author: Atukwei Okai ISBN: 9780992187538
Publisher: African Perspectives Publishing Publication: June 24, 2013
Imprint: African Perspectives Publishing Language: English
Author: Atukwei Okai
ISBN: 9780992187538
Publisher: African Perspectives Publishing
Publication: June 24, 2013
Imprint: African Perspectives Publishing
Language: English
The strength of Mandela the Spear and other Poems lies in Okai�s burning desire to celebrate the black experience and culture, through the iconic figures who symbolize those struggles and triumphs. Thus, not surprisingly, one encounters names like Mandela, Nadine Gordimer, Amilcar Cabral, Patrice Lumumba, Kwame Nkrumah, to name a few. Okai has long established himself as one of the towering figures in the field of modern African poetry in English. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of a vigorous reinvention of the poetic genre that revolutionized the poet/audience relationship, changed the mode of expression from scriptography to narratology, and the role of the audience from that of passive reception to active participation.
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The strength of Mandela the Spear and other Poems lies in Okai�s burning desire to celebrate the black experience and culture, through the iconic figures who symbolize those struggles and triumphs. Thus, not surprisingly, one encounters names like Mandela, Nadine Gordimer, Amilcar Cabral, Patrice Lumumba, Kwame Nkrumah, to name a few. Okai has long established himself as one of the towering figures in the field of modern African poetry in English. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of a vigorous reinvention of the poetic genre that revolutionized the poet/audience relationship, changed the mode of expression from scriptography to narratology, and the role of the audience from that of passive reception to active participation.

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