In this Book
- The Fourth Masquerade
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Kraft Books
summary
As one of the most important Nigerian poets who continue to write the nation in verse, Yeibo, in this fifth collection of poems, has strategically fashioned a kind of poetry that does not only derive its idiom from the prosody and folk tradition of the Izon of Nigeria, it equally advances the poet�s vision through form and structure. His recourse to folklore and reliance on oral materials in the image making process gives coherence and form to the poems. However, what distinguishes this collection from the previous ones is the question of the form through which he demonstrates an intense awareness of the Nigerian experience.
Table of Contents
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- Dedication
- p. 5
- Acknowledgements
- p. 6
- The fourth masquerade
- pp. 21-23
- Questions hang in the wind
- pp. 24-25
- The burden of blood
- pp. 26-29
- They need new names
- pp. 30-31
- They need new names II
- pp. 32-33
- Rage in the desert
- pp. 34-35
- We hawk horrid memories
- pp. 36-37
- Facing the flames
- pp. 38-39
- Legends of today
- pp. 40-42
- The triumph of charlatans
- pp. 43-44
- The wrong inheritance
- pp. 45-46
- No festivals here
- pp. 48-49
- This land stands on its head
- pp. 50-51
- Open paradox
- pp. 52-53
- The howling wind
- pp. 54-55
- Fate of man
- pp. 56-57
- In this vast world
- pp. 58-59
- The child can pluck the moon
- pp. 60-61
- Naked in the sun
- pp. 62-63
- Song of innocence
- pp. 64-65
- Rhythm of the forsaken
- pp. 68-69
- The death of dark memory
- pp. 70-71
- Silence is not golden
- pp. 72-73
- Perverts on the prowl
- pp. 74-75
- Give us sanctity
- pp. 76-77
- Gives us life
- pp. 78-79
- The bankrupt mind
- pp. 80-81
- The delta of yore
- pp. 82-83
- The new stars
- pp. 84-85
- The road to fate
- pp. 86-87
- Dark stars
- pp. 90-91
- The wide road
- pp. 92-93
- A loud homily
- pp. 94-96
- The patriot‛s compass
- pp. 97-98
- Rising above the tide
- pp. 99-100
- These yawning omissions
- pp. 101-102
- The kingdom of self-seekers
- pp. 103-104
- On the media, intellectuals, and marabouts
- pp. 105-106
- Plugging the holes
- pp. 107-108
- The laughter of light
- pp. 109-110
- The dilemma of the passover train
- pp. 111-112
- A hollow claim
- pp. 113-114
- The rats of McIver Waterside
- pp. 115-117
Additional Information
ISBN
9789789182558
Related ISBN(s)
9789789181698
MARC Record
OCLC
913500509
Pages
124
Launched on MUSE
2015-07-10
Language
English
Open Access
No