Tag Archives | Ngugi wa Thiong’o

Messages Left Behind, a collection of poems

By on October 10, 2012 in African Diaspora Literary News, Book Reviews

A good poem is as large as a novel. Consider this poem from Messages Left Behind, by Lupenga Mphande, published in 2011 by Brown Turtle Press. How Long She Waited For You Every night She came out And sat on the veranda, facing south Longing for your return.   You went away many years ago, [...]

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Where is the Great African Novel?

By on July 8, 2012 in African Literary News

Good folks, I’m late bringing you May/June happenings, pardon me. In case you missed the International dialogue we organized on 31st May at Fairway Hotel, Kampala, from 5-7pm, here’s a chance to feed your eyes, at least. We had policy makers, educationalists, poets, novelists, playwrights, folklorists, cultural critics, editors, students, aspiring writers, readers, supporters, partners and [...]

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