Growing Up with Poetry: An Anthology for Secondary SchoolsAn anthology designed for the enjoyment and instruction of students from junior-secondary school onwards. The poems focus on aspects central to African life and culture: lover, identity, death, village life, separation, power and freedom. Guidance for teachers is included. |
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Contents
IDENTITY | 13 |
DEATH AND THE ANCESTORS | 25 |
Inside my Zulu hut Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali | 36 |
SEPARATION | 45 |
POWER | 56 |
Common terms and phrases
Africa alliteration Ancestors answers anthology Atieno baby beauty become begin called child closer comes David Rubadiri dead dear death describe discuss drums earth effect European example explore eyes feel freedom give Grace Nichols groups grow hair hand head hear ideas identity images important Jack Mapanje language letter light lines listen lives look meaning metaphor minds mother night notice once passing path Paton patterns perhaps person poet poetry poor questions read the poems remember rest Return rhyme rhythm river separation share sing small groups someone Sometimes song sort sound speak story suggest talk tell things Thoughts tradition trees true understand verse village wind woman women write written
Bibliographic information
| Title | Growing Up with Poetry: An Anthology for Secondary Schools African writers ser. Heineman African poets African writers series Heinemann African poets |
| Editor | David Rubadiri |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Heinemann, 1989 |
| ISBN | 0435920073, 9780435920074 |
| Length | 112 pages |
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