The Heinemann book of African women's poetry
By: edited by Stella and Frank Chipasula.
Contributors: Chipasula, Stella.; Chipasula, Frank Mkalawile.
Series: African writers series
Publisher: Heinemann
Published: 1995
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: African poetry (English) -- Women authors; African poetry (French) -- Women authors -- Translations into English; Women authors, African -- 20th century
Other titles: African women's poetry.
Description: This anthology offers an extensive selection of poetry by women all over the African continent. The poems address wide-ranging human concerns such as love, motherhood, death, colonial domination and human dignity. They employ a variety of styles from the conversational to the didactic.