EPILOGUE By Grace Nichols About the Author Grace Nichols is a poet whose work has been central to our understanding of the important cultural Caribbean-British connection for nearly 3 decades. Nichols was born in Guyana in 1950, and moved to live in the UK in 1977. Her work is influenced by the history and culture of her homeland, in particular the oral story-telling tradition with its fantastic folk tales, the landscape and its rural tasks and the history of enslavement (particularly relating to women). Grace Nichols EPILOGUE Grace Nichols (Guyana) I have crossed an ocean I have lost my…
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ONCE UPON A TIME By Gabriel Okara About the Author Gabriel Imomotimi Okara (24 April 1921 – 25 March 2019) was a Nigerian poet and novelist who was born in Bumoundi in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The first Modernist poet of Anglophone Africa, he is best known for his early experimental novel, The Voice (1964), and his award-winning poetry, published in The Fisherman’s Invocation (1978) and The Dreamer, His Vision (2005). Gabriel Okara ONCE UPON A TIME Gabriel Okara (Nigeria) Once upon a time, son They used to laugh with their eyes: But now they only laugh with their teeth,…
THE LAZY MAN By Kingsley omokhudu Ajayi Nigeria THE LAZY MAN When the cock crows The lazy man smacks his lips and says; So it is daybreak again, is it? And before he turns over heavily, Before he even stretches himself, Before he even yawns – The farmer has reached the farm, The water carriers arrive at the river, The spinners are spinning their cotton, The weaver works on his cloth, And the fire blazes in the blacksmith’s hut. The lazy man knows where the soup is sweet He goes from house to house. If there is no sacrifice…
WESTERN CIVILIZATION By Agostinho Neto About the Author António Agostinho Neto (17 September 1922 – 10 September 1979) was an Angolan politician and poet. He served as the 1st President of Angola (1975–1979), having led the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in the war for independence (1961–1974). Until his death, he led the MPLA in the civil war (1975–2002). Known also for his literary activities, he is considered Angola’s preeminent poet. His birthday is celebrated as National Heroes’ Day, a public holiday in Angola. Agostinho Neto WESTERN CIVILIZATION Augostinho Neto (Angola) (Translated from Portuguese by Margret Dickinson)…
FRONTLINE George Shea Frontline Where manhood and consciousness is tested The only place to bury persecutions and burden of ages The only place to declare names immortal Trust me brother you will not be alone there Frontline Where bullets will graze on man and grass Where man will make his own lightning and thunder Where the enemy will fall and never to rise Brother truly my shadow will be next to yours Frontline I know it is bitter but I like it. I like it particularly because it is bitter. I like because it is where I belong For out…
PARTISANS’ SONG (Anonymous) Leave your spade Your hammer and your pen, companion In the forest heart rise up With your spear, your knife and your gun. Forward in our fight With weapons and with courage hurry. All your people have risen up They have but one road freedom There is no prison, no torture and no death Which makes us fear Our people…
JUDGMENT OF THE BLACK MAN By Kaoberdiano Dambara The white man looked him in the face My black brother did not stir The white man shouted, roared, beat and kicked him My black brother did not tremble In his eyes there kindled the flames of rage, of dried tears, of force. My black brother did not stir, did not answer, did not tremble In his steady eyes there kindled the flames of a force which only The black man knows INTRODUCTION Dambara was born in 1939 in the Cape Verde Islands. He was writing mainly in…
I LOVE HAPPY ENDING TOO Manga J. Kingazi Mmbagha I like poems with happy endings best Because I want to be happy and gay But it’s true that night cannot become day. And if we alter truth for lies, it is unjust. It is sad all the same, but I like happy endings best. I hate poems with tragic endings the more But is it bad to tell when it is painful When I can’t stand any more this cruelty And the heat that is melting my soul And the shadows that hide the truth, That fought me and kill…
SOLVED HISTORY – NECTA EXAMS From 1985 Enjoy the following Solving: Solved Exams and History Maps Click the links below, to view Solved Exams and Maps: SOLVED EXAMS HISTORY MAPS
Best Histories for Primary, Secondary and College Students Powerful People and Big Events in History We have prepared more than 120 Histories with videos talking about powerful people and big events which occurred in Tanzania, Africa, America, Europe and other parts of the World. The Histories have been categorized into two groups: (i) People (ii) Events PEOPLE A) TANZANIA TIPPU TIP CHIEF MIRAMBO ABUSHIRI and Germans MKWAWA and Germans ISIKE and Germans KINJEKETILE NGWALE JULIUS NYERERE ABEID KARUME RASHIDI KAWAWA OSCAR KAMBONA ABOUD JUMBE EDWARD SOKOINE B) AFRICA IN GENERAL MANSA MUSA – Mali SHAKA ZULU – South Africa NELSON…