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Alt 42: Oral and Written African Poetry and Poetics

Alt 42: Oral and Written African Poetry and Poetics

Emenyonu, Ernest N.
Abasi, Iquo Diana
Adjei, Mawuli

Hardcover

Series: African Literature Today (Hardcover), Book 42

Fiction AnthologiesPoetry CriticismGeneral Poetry

ISBN10: 1847013910
ISBN13: 9781847013910
Publisher: James Currey
Published: Nov 19 2024
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.94
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Examines the state of African poetry today, the continuing influence of Africa's pioneer poets, today's new generation and their work in written poetry and in spoken word, continuing oral indigenous traditions.

Almost half a century after ALT 6 and thirty-three years after ALT 16, what is the state of poetry and poetics in Africa? This volume of ALT highlights major developments and continuities in the practice of the art of poetry in the continent. Contributions analyse new frontiers in the traditional African epic and the Yoruba oríkì genre and innovations in form and theme, such as 'spoken word poetry' shared on digital media and pandemic poetry in the wake of COVID-19. They compare and contrast the work of Romeo Oriogun, Christopher Okigbo, and Gabriel Okara and of T.S. Eliot and Kofi Anyidoho. Other essays examine the complexities of translation from Ewe into English and the development of oral African poetry, underscoring its dynamism and the centrality of performance. The volume also includes interviews with poets Kofi Anyidoho, Kwame Dawes, and Kehinde Akano and tributes to Ama Ata Aidoo. Altogether, it highlights the richness and vibrancy of contemporary praxis and points to future directions in the field.

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