Title: Hands washing water /
Authors: Abani, Chris
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Poetry.; Nigeria Poetry.
Abstract: From the cover. Chris Abani was imprisoned, tortured, and sentenced to death for his literary activities. After fleeing Nigeria he continued to write poetry and fiction. Hands Washing Water is Abani's fourth poetry collection, a book of subversive humor, exile, and ancestry that expands beyond personal history to envision a greater compassion. "If there's nothing at risk," Abani once said in an interview, "it cannot be art."