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- A Fallen Citadel and Other Poems
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: LANGAA RPCIG
summary
A Fallen Citadel and Other Poems is a powerful collection of over forty prose poems. The poems cover an array of issues ranging from the crisis that ensued after the 2007-2008 elections in Kenya to other social issues: loss of identity, poverty, hopelessness, and AIDs. These poems are powerful, vivid, full of imagery, and delightful. Some begin tragically, but end with hope; they begin with an everyday event, but end with a philosophical question about the meaning of life; and others are not only disturbing, but also thought provoking. Abala�s poetic maneuvers in this collection are bound to delight and fascinate any reader.
Table of Contents
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- A Fallen Citadel
- p. 3
- Birthing of a Nation
- pp. 4-5
- Heaven or Hell?
- pp. 8-9
- No End in Sight
- p. 10
- Cry Freedom Cry
- p. 11
- Alive Dead Brute
- p. 12
- The Evil Man
- p. 14
- The Victory
- p. 15
- The Internally Displaced
- pp. 17-18
- The Fruits of Uhuru
- pp. 19-20
- Part II: Other Poems
- pp. 25-63
- Lidaala (1)
- p. 28
- Lidaala (2)
- p. 29
- Forever Lost
- p. 34
- An Elderly Widow
- p. 38
- Fred, the Fallen Star
- pp. 41-42
- The Orphan Boy
- pp. 43-44
- The Death of My Son
- pp. 45-46
- The Maidservant
- pp. 48-49
- Dead at One
- p. 50
- Doom’s Day
- p. 51
- Words Hurt
- p. 52
- Am I Somebody?
- pp. 54-55
- The Drunkard
- p. 59
- Have You Ever . . .?
- pp. 60-61
- A Voice at Dawn
- p. 63
Additional Information
ISBN
9789956727537
Related ISBN(s)
9789956727391
MARC Record
OCLC
802051311
Pages
68
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No