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A Selection of African poetry

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Longman, 1976 - Poetry - 224 pages

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Poems by Abioseh Nicol, Soyinka, and JP Clark are great - the rest is a mixed bag. Read full review

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Contents

About the anthology
1
The myth of the Bagre
15
will pronounce your name
28
Copyright

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A Selection of African poetry
A Selection of African poetry
Kojo E. Senanu,Theo Vincent
Snippet view - 1988
A Selection of African poetry
A Selection of African poetry
Kojo E. Senanu,Theo Vincent
Snippet view - 1988

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TitleA Selection of African poetry
AuthorsK. E. Senanu, T. Vincent
EditorK. E. Senanu
ContributorsK. E. Senanu, T. Vincent
Editionreprint
PublisherLongman, 1976
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized15 May 2008
ISBN058260141X, 9780582601413
Length224 pages
Subjects › 

Poetry / African
  
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