Echoes of the Sunbird: An Anthology of Contemporary African Poetry

by Don Burness and Cleo Qian

This volume presents a broad overview of the work of seven of Africa's leading poets. Five of them have received international recognition: Niyi Osundare and Chinua Achebe, the Commonwealth Poetry Prize; Osundare and Antonio Jacinto, the Noma Prize; and Jose Craveirinha, the Camoes Prize. The poems concern political, personal, and social themes and are written with aesthetic simplicity and lyricism. The contributors believe that poets, rather than...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089680173X
• ISBN13: 9780896801738
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"