A Fallen Citadel and Other Poems

By J. Abala

A Fallen Citadel and Other Poems is a powerful collection of over forty prose poems. The poems cover an array of issues ranging from the crisis that ensued after the 2007-2008 elections in Kenya to other social issues: loss of identity, poverty, hopelessness, and AIDs. These poems are powerful, vivid, full of imagery, and delightful. Some begin tragically, but end with hope; they begin with an everyday event, but end with a philosophical question about the meaning of life; and others are not only disturbing, but also thought provoking. Abala s poetic maneuvers in this collection are bound to delight and fascinate any reader.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Langaa RPCIG
• Release date: Jun 5, 2012
• ISBN: 9789956727537

J. Abala

Imali J. Abala is a Kenyan woman writer and poet. Currently, she is a professor at Ohio Dominican University and Editor-in-Chief of Kenya Studies Review. Some of her published books include: The Dreamer, Haughty Boys of Ngoroke, Moody Mood and Red Round Ball, Drum Bits of Terror, A Fallen Citadel (a poetry collection), Jahenda, the Teenage Mother, The Disinherited and Move on, Trufosa. She served as an editor for In the Murk of Life, a poetry collection about contemporary Kenyan life.

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