BEFORE YOU, mother Idoto,
Naked I stand;
Before your weary presence,
a prodigal
Leaning on an oilbean,
Lost in your legend
Under your power wait I on barefoot
Watchman for the watchword at
Heavensgate;
Out of the depth my cry:
Give ear and hearken…
Tochukwu Ezebube is a passionate poet and founder of Poem Collections. With a deep love for African verse and a commitment to sharing diverse poetic voices, Tochukwu curates a rich tapestry of poems that celebrate the beauty of words from Africa and around the world. Join him on this poetic journey at Poem Collections, where the magic of language unfolds.
Born in 1906 at Joal in Senegal, of the Serere tribe, Senghor has had a distinguished career as a scholar, philosopher and politician. Educated in Senegal and France, he was the first West African to graduate at the Sorborne in Paris. He has taken a prominent part in the cultural and political development of his…
CAST Kwame Nkrumah – ex-president of Ghana Ahmed Sedou TOure – President of Guinea Republic Amilcar Cabral – Leader of PAIGE Andree TOure – Wife of President TOure Fode Keita – Artist now Guinea Minister of inferior Nyamikeh – Nephew on the material side to Nkrumah Ambrose Yankey – Chief of the Ghanian security guards…
Sheets of tin nailed to posts driven in the ground make up the house Some rags complete the intimate landscape. The sun slanting through cracks welcomes the owner After twelve hours of slave labour. breaking rock shifting rock breaking rock shifting rock fair weather wet weather breaking rock shifting rock Old age comes early a…
Background of the poet Wole Soyinka was born in 1934 at Abeokuta, Western Nigeria. Educated in Nigeria in University College, Ibadan, and at Leeds University in England, he graduated in English Language and Literature in 1958. Wole Soyinka is a versatile person who sings, and acts and produces plays. In addition he is a creative…
Rivers and mountains beyond the form seen:Hsiang-yang’s beauty brings them in reach, and Long-View has the highest peak around.Somehow I’d never climbed its cragged heights, its rocky cliffs like walls hacked and scrapedand towering over mountains crowded near, but today, skies so bright and clear, I set out.Soon the far end of sight’s all boundless…
That there’s no danger, that the word stays intact outside the person, by their side. That there’s no need to confuse one person with another, either one’s a social being – or a brute, the rest will leave the stage, it was a long night devoid of dragonflies and clouds, black – the other person,…
