Poems for a Century: An Anthology on Nigeria

By: Ifi Amadiume and Tade Akin Aina and Sumaila Umaisha and Toyin Adewale-Gabriel and Okinba Launko and Afam Akeh and Femi Oyebode and Amatoritsero Ede and Peter Akinlabi and Tanure Ojaide and Zainabu Jallo and Richard Ali and Ismail Bala and Obi Nwakanma and Adebayo Lamikanra and Hope Eghagha and Funso Aiyejina and Jekwu Ozoemene and Ogaga Ifowodo and Chidi Anthony Opara and Sulaiman Adebowale and Kole Ade-Odutola and Uzor Maxim Uzoatu and E. E. Sule and Akeem Lasisi and Olajumoke Verissimo and Cyril Obi and Tolu Ogunlesi and Omohan Ebhodaghe and Tope Omoniyi and John Pepper Clark and Olu Oguibe and Uche Nduka and Remi Raji and Molara A32 and Prince Abiathar Zadok Molara Wood Wood

Sign Up Now! Already a Member? Log In
You must be logged into Bookshare to access this title. Learn about membership options, or view our freely available titles.

Synopsis: In 2010, billions of naira were spent to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Nigeria's independence since 1960. More naira are to be spent in 2014 to commemorate the centenary marking the nation's birth in 1914 from an amalgamation of diverse group of peoples, languages, cultures and expectations. As the conscience of the nation, writers are calling for a deeper introspection. A hundred years after unification, the most populous African nation has oscillated from being great to being fickle, from colony to independence and dependency, from peace to war to ungraceful insecurity, from military dictatorship to civilian oppression and profligacy and much more of the many contradictions of a complex national polity. In this special collection Poems for a Century: An Anthology on Nigeria, poets from different backgrounds, generations and persuasions explore what it means to be a citizen of this unique African country. Shifting from despair to hope, lamentation to happiness, condemnation to adoration and every gamut of sensibilities imaginable, the contributors reiterate the notion of engagement and the power of the written word to push for social change in their beloved nation. In fifty poems, Nigeria becomes the muse not just to raise questions about its past experiences and present contexts, but also to posit aspirations for a better nation.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9782359260335
Related ISBNs:: 9782359260328
Publisher:: Amalion
Date of Addition:: 01/07/17
Copyrighted By:: Amalion Publishing
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Poetry, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.

No Rating Yet