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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787760603321

Autore

Mawere Munyaradzi

Titolo

Lyrics of reason and experience / / Munyaradzi Mawere

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mankon, Bamenda : , : Langaa Research and Publishing CIG, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

9956-791-99-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (102 p.)

Disciplina

823

Soggetti

African poetry

Anthologies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover ""; ""Title page ""; ""Copyright page ""; ""Dedication ""; ""Contents ""; ""You ""; ""The New Generation""; ""Continue on your Road""; ""Looming Tornados""; ""Broken Hope""; ""A Servant of Love""; ""The Silent Violent Night""; ""Sinful Old Man""; ""A Short Love Poem""; ""Geriatric Testimony""; ""You will Never Know""; ""Lamentation of the Hero�s Wife""; ""Chocolate Star""; ""Poet the Painter""; ""Reality of Things""; ""Runaway Voyages""; ""The Beggar�s Confessions""; ""By the Namahacha Waters""; ""Voice of Concern""; ""Cosmetic Education""; ""Confused World""

""Do you Really Love Me?""""Capitalism""; ""Thigh Vendors""; ""The Day Coming""; ""PhD""; ""Big Brother""; ""Childhood in Village""; ""Playhouse""; ""False Dawn""; ""Africa the Betrayed Continent""; ""Moonlight Shadow""; ""Mob Violence, the Maputo Way""; ""Wishes of a Good Child""; ""Long Gone Ever Present""; ""Who doesn�t wish?""; ""The Price of Ignorance""; ""16 Years of Horror""; ""Death of the Village Preacher""; ""Before Winter Swallows Summer""; ""Child Love""; ""Beware!""; ""Singing Rage of the Indian Ocean""; ""John""; ""When People Want to Speak""; ""The Power of Poetry""

""Distance""""In Gorongoza Forest""; ""Troubled Mother Earth""; ""The Hard Hit Drought""; ""Spoiled Child""; ""Tanuka was her name""; ""Back cover ""

Sommario/riassunto

The poems in this collection dissect and cut across psychological and



cultural spaces as the poet reflects on the profundity of his experiences and encounters. The thoughtful reflections provide a snapshot of what it means to live in a world of where difference and sameness are never to be taken for granted. Though written from Africa, the poems transcend the geographical, cultural and emotional landscapes that have inspired the poet's creative genius. The poems reflect a wide gamut of themes such as love, anomy, hope, megalomania, treachery, education, vigilance and other tussles of everyday life. All those who cherish the moral rectitude of peace, culture, faithful questioning and critical thinking will find value in this enticing collection.