Background: Dennis Vincent Brutus (1924–2009) was born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia in 1924 to South African parents, Brutus was of...
Category: Poetry
Summary and Analysis of ‘Building the Nation’
Background: Christopher Henry Muwanga Barlow (1929-2006) was born on 1st May 1929 in Uganda. Henry Barlow attended King’s College Budo...
Summary and Analysis of ‘Nightfall in Soweto’
Background: Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali (1940—) was born in Vryheid Natal, South Africa on January 17 1940. After his early education,...
Summary and Analysis of ‘Night Rain’ by JP Clark
Background: John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo (1935-2020), popularly known as J. P. Clark, was born in Kiagbodo, Delta State, Nigeria, to Ijaw...
Summary and Analysis of ‘Stanley Meets Mutesa’ by David Rubadiri
Background James David Rubadiri (1930- ) was born in Liuli, Nyasaland (now Malawi), on July 19, 1930. Rubadiri attended King’s...
Summary and Analysis of ‘The Daydream of Ants’ by Tanure Ojaide
‘The Daydream of Ants’ 1 Hunter friend of mine hide-string this scooped ironwood through which the wind blows its woes;...
Summary and Analysis of ‘The Crow’s Gift’ by Tanure Ojaide
‘The Crow’s Gift’ Crows now fly overhead where there’s bushfire— they delivered the burnt-offerings to the gods who flushed the...
Summary and Analysis of ‘I am Going to be Rich’ by Tanure Ojaide
‘I am Going to be Rich’ I know I am going to be rich someday. The wretch of a road...
Summary and Analysis of ‘Salute to the Elephant’
‘Salute to the Elephant’ O elephant, possessor of a saving-basket full of money O elephant, huge as a hill, even...
Summary and Analysis of ‘Where Everybody is King’ by Tanure Ojaide
‘Where Everybody is King’ Come to Agbarha where everybody is king and nobody bows to the other. Who cares to...