The Heinemann Book of African Women's Poetry

Author: Stella Chipasula
Secondary Author: Frank Mkalawile Chipasula
ISBN: 9780435906801

This first major anthology of African women's poetry offers an extensive selection of poetry by women all over the African continent. The poems address wide-ranging human concerns such as love, motherhood, death, colonial domination, and human dignity. They employ a variety of styles from the conversational to the didactic. Contributors include Ama Ata Aidoo, Noemia de Sousa, Queen Hatshepsut, Micere Githae Mugo, and Zindzi Mandela. Originally from Malawi, Stella and Frank Chipasula now live in the United States.

Publisher: Pearson Education, Limited
Publish Date: 1995

Subjects: History / World, Political Science / American Government / State, Science / General

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Poetry)