[BOOK][B] Reflections: An Anthology of New Work by African Women Poets
AC Kalu, JM Nfah-Abbenyi, O Ajayi-Soyinka - 2013 - academia.edu
AC Kalu, JM Nfah-Abbenyi, O Ajayi-Soyinka
2013•academia.eduThis anthology of never-before-published poems showcases a new generation of African
women poets, some familiar, some just beginning their literary careers. Their rich voices
belie popular stereotypes, reflecting the diversity and dynamism of their environment. As
they range across topics encompassing family and personal relationships, politics, war, and
the ravages of famine and disease, they show the breadth of African women's experiences
and of their thinking about issues both on the continent and globally.
women poets, some familiar, some just beginning their literary careers. Their rich voices
belie popular stereotypes, reflecting the diversity and dynamism of their environment. As
they range across topics encompassing family and personal relationships, politics, war, and
the ravages of famine and disease, they show the breadth of African women's experiences
and of their thinking about issues both on the continent and globally.
This anthology of never-before-published poems showcases a new generation of African women poets, some familiar, some just beginning their literary careers. Their rich voices belie popular stereotypes, reflecting the diversity and dynamism of their environment. As they range across topics encompassing family and personal relationships, politics, war, and the ravages of famine and disease, they show the breadth of African women's experiences and of their thinking about issues both on the continent and globally.
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