Title: The broken word
Description: An extraordinary poetic sequence that animates and illuminates the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya in the 1950s, eventually becoming a meditation on the inheritance of conflict and its consequences. It is a thrillingly original, profound and lyrical work.
Subjects: Poetry, English Epic poetry, History, Poetry (poetic works by one author)
Places: Kenya
Time periods: Mau Mau Emergency, 1952-1960