African writers and Carribean writers series The Heinemann Book of African Women's Poetry

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Book

Authors

ISBN 10

0435906801

ISBN 13

9780435906801

Tags

Movements & Periods, Anthologies, African, Science & Math, State, Literature, History, Science & Mathematics, Government

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African writers and Carribean writers series

Description

This first major anthology of African women's poetry offers an extensive selection of poetry by women all over the African continent. The poems address wide-ranging human concerns such as love, motherhood, death, colonial domination, and human dignity. They employ a variety of styles from the conversational to the didactic. Contributors include Ama Ata Aidoo, Noemia de Sousa, Queen Hatshepsut, Micere Githae Mugo, and Zindzi Mandela. Originally from Malawi, Stella and Frank Chipasula now live in the United States. - from Amzon

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