ISBN | 9789789180691 |
ePub ISBN | 9789789182541 |
Pages | 114 |
Dimensions | 203 x 133mm |
Published | 2013 |
Publisher | Kraft Books, Nigeria |
Formats | Paperback, eBook |
Marsh Boy and other Poems
by g’ebinyõ ogbowei
Marsh Boy and other Poems is a welcome contribution to the tradition of poetry devoted to the revolutionary struggles of the people of the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The poems celebrate the radical spirit of the oppressed and exploited people in their relentless quest for equity, equality, and justice. They are songs of anguish, revenge, defiance, love and patriotism.
Reviews
"…. a welcome contribution to the tradition of poetry devoted to the revolutionary struggles of the the people of the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The poems celebrate the radical spirit of the oppressed and exploited people in their relentless quest for equity, equality and justice. They are songs of anguish, revenge, defiance, love, and patriotism."
"This is poetry at its gripping revolutionary best."
"Marsh Boy is militant poetry per excellence as it engages the oppressive condition of the Niger Delta and mutates into a poetic outrage against university injustice."