Poems for a Century: An Anthology on Nigeria by Tope Omoniyi,Sulaiman Adebowale,Kole Ade-Odutola,Toyin PDF

By Tope Omoniyi,Sulaiman Adebowale,Kole Ade-Odutola,Toyin Adewale Gabriel,Richard Ali,Ifi Amadiume,Afam Akeh,Tade Akin Aina,Peter Akinlabi,Funso Aiyejina,Ismail Bala,John Pepper Clark,Omohan Ebhodaghe,Amatoritsero Ede,Hope Eghaga,Ogaga Ifowodo,Zainabu Jallo,

In 2010, billions of naira have been spent to have fun the fiftieth anniversary of Nigeria's independence on account that 1960. extra naira are to be spent in 2014 to commemorate the centenary marking the nation's delivery in 1914 from an amalgamation of numerous crew of peoples, languages, cultures and expectancies. because the moral sense of the state, writers are calling for a deeper introspection. 100 years after unification, the main populous African state has oscillated from being nice to being fickle, from colony to independence and dependency, from peace to conflict to ungraceful lack of confidence, from army dictatorship to civilian oppression and profligacy and masses extra of the various contradictions of a posh nationwide polity.
In this certain collection Poems for a Century: An Anthology on Nigeria, poets from varied backgrounds, generations and persuasions discover what it ability to be a citizen of this exact African nation. transferring from depression to pray, lamentation to happiness, condemnation to adoration and each gamut of sensibilities that you can think of, the individuals reiterate the thought of engagement and the facility of the written note to push for social switch of their cherished kingdom. In fifty poems, Nigeria turns into the inspiration not only to elevate questions on its previous stories and current contexts, but in addition to posit aspirations for a greater nation.

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