Poetry. African American Studies. The first anthology ever published of poetry from Eritrea written in Tigrinya, Tigre and Arabic, WHO NEEDS A STORY? contains English translations and the originals of thirty-six poems by twenty-two poets over roughly the last three decades. The way that contemporary Eastern European poets were first read widely in the 1970s and South American poets in the 1960s--without whose influence contemporary poetry in English and most languages is unimaginable--now is the time for African language ...
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Poetry. African American Studies. The first anthology ever published of poetry from Eritrea written in Tigrinya, Tigre and Arabic, WHO NEEDS A STORY? contains English translations and the originals of thirty-six poems by twenty-two poets over roughly the last three decades. The way that contemporary Eastern European poets were first read widely in the 1970s and South American poets in the 1960s--without whose influence contemporary poetry in English and most languages is unimaginable--now is the time for African language poets to be similarly heard, with Eritrean poets as part of the vanguard. "For at least four thousand years--from the ancient stele in Belew Kelew to the 20th century battlefields of Eritrea's heroic struggle for independence--and into the 21st century, Eritrean poets have never given up writing in their own languages, which is why their poetry thrives. WHO NEEDS A STORY? translates this remarkable legacy"--Ngugi wa Thiong'o.
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Near Fine. First edition. Trade paperback. 139pp. Wrappers moderately rubbed, short nicks on front wrapper foredge, near fine. Inscribed by Charles Cantalupo to fellow poet Daniel Hoffman on the title page. Additionally, laid in is a typed and Signed letter from Cantalupo also addressed to Hoffman. Contributions by Meles Negusse, Isayas Tsegai, Solomon Tsehaye, Angessom Isaak, Fessahazion Michael, Ribka Sibhatu, Saba Kidane, Beyene Hailemariam, Fessehaye Yohannes, Reesom Haile, Ghirmai Ghebremeskel, Fortuna Ghebreghiorgis, Solomon Drar, Ghirmai Yohannes, Paulos Netabay, Mussa Mohammed Adem, Mohammed Said Osman, Mohammed Osman Kajerai, Mohammed Mahmoud-El-Sheikh (Madani), Abdul Hakim Mahmoud-El-Sheikh, Ahmed Mohammed Saad, and Ahmed Omer Sheikh.
