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Wole Soyinka is a black Africa's foremost dramatist and one of the controversial writers of this generation. As playwright, actor, producer, poet, novelist and author of scathing satirical revues, Soyinka has been a champion of the responsibility of art and the artist to society.
Learn about the life and works of Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian Nobel laureate and poet. Explore his collections of poetry, such as Idanre and Other Poems, Poems from Prison, and Selected Poems.
Much of his writing has been concerned with the oppressive boot and the irrelevance of the colour of the foot that wears it. Here are some of his most beautiful and popular poems. Browse all poems and texts published on Wole Soyinka.
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Jan 17, 2012 · Poems of Black Africa. by. Soyinka, Wole. Publication date. 1975. Topics. African poetry. Publisher. New York : Hill and Wang.
The 1986 Nobel Laureate in Literature Wole Soyinka reads his poem ‘Lost Poems’ from “Samarkand and Other Markets I Have Known”. The video was recorded at Harvard University in April, 2005.
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Explore the poems of Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian Nobel laureate and activist. Read his works on racism, identity, and human rights, such as 'Telephone Conversation' and 'Madam'.
