Oral and Written African Poetry and Poetics

Examines the state of African poetry today, the continuing influence of Africas pioneer poets, todays new generation of poets, and their work in written poetry and in the spoken word, continuing oral indigenous traditions.Almost half a century after ALT 6 and thirty-three years after ALT 16, what is the state of poetry and poetics in Africa? This volume of highlights major developments and continuities in the practice of the art of poetry in the continent. Contributions analyse new frontiers ...