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    Gorée's Unwavering Songs Poetry
    Gorée's Unwavering Songs Poetry
    Gorée's Unwavering Songs Poetry
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    Gorée's Unwavering Songs Poetry

    By Femi Ojo-Ade

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    Femi Ojo-Ade’s new poetry collection, Gorée’s Unwavering Songs comes a few years after his first, the honourably mentioned Exile at Home. The wait, one daresay, is worth it. This collection is poignant and thought-provoking. The poems delve into the innermost confines of Africa’s soul to

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAMV Publishing Services
    Release dateMar 14, 2017
    ISBN9780998479613
    Gorée's Unwavering Songs Poetry
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    Femi Ojo-Ade

    FEMI OJO-ADE, Professor Emeritus at St. Mary's College of Maryland, USA, is a former Head of Department of Foreign Languages at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. This is his second poetry collection. He is an internationally renowned critic of black culture and literature. He recently edited a collection, The Obama Phenomenon. His works-in-progress include a novel, Dog Life Dot Com, and a drama, Patriots.

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