In this Book
- Under The Steel Yoke
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: Mwanaka Media and Publishing
summary
In Under The Steel Yoke I hear the wailing of fellow citizens as leadership subversion takes root. When servants become masters- that is a subversion, waves of despair threaten our people. I attempt to reflect the resilience of fellow Zimbabweans as we fight on for survival, hope refuses to die. The ideals of the true liberators prick our collective conscience. These poems are meant to provoke debate about nation building and they are an assertion that there can never be peace without justice. These poems are the voices heard on the streets, in pubs, factories, churches, homes and wherever our people irk a living. These voices yearn for a glorious future.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. vii-xiv
- Part 1: Derailed Leadership
- The Charges
- p. 8
- Those Ravings
- pp. 11-12
- Holding on
- p. 13
- The Cursed Ones
- p. 14
- Priorities
- p. 16
- Part 2: Waves of Despair
- In the Dungeons
- p. 17
- Chill in My Spine
- p. 18
- These Cracks
- p. 20
- Marechera Vindicated
- p. 21
- Killing Season
- p. 22
- Stench of Arrogance
- p. 23
- Part 3: Fighting On
- Counterfeit History
- p. 26
- The Exorcism
- pp. 29-30
- The Raped Future
- p. 31
- Shooting Straight
- p. 33
- Time Comes
- p. 34
- In the Corridors
- p. 35
- Part 4: Artist Musings
- Not Heeded
- p. 36
- Beast of Burden
- p. 37
- Morsel Snatched
- p. 38
- To a Nutty Professor
- p. 39
- Part 5: Ideals Reclaimed
- Healing the Nation
- p. 41
- Never Again
- p. 43
- Freedom Song
- p. 47
- Part 6: Hoping Still
- Under Siege
- p. 49
- From Dusk to Dawn
- p. 50
- This Winter
- p. 51
- Twice Raped
- p. 52
- Home, Sweet Home
- p. 53
- Venceremos
- p. 55
- The New Song
- p. 56
Additional Information
ISBN
9780797496996
Related ISBN(s)
9780797484917
MARC Record
OCLC
1056746774
Pages
68
Launched on MUSE
2018-10-14
Language
English
Open Access
No