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02288aam a22003138i 4500 001 E6BD3AF0084B11EFBCAD05DA2DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240502011849 008 230824r20241992nyu 000 p eng 010 $a 2023028365 020 $a 1635423104 020 $a 9781635423105 035 $a (OCoLC)1382243621 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCLCL $d OCO $d IUO $d IMT $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PR9387.9 O394 A69 2024 100 1 $a Okri, Ben, $e author. 245 13 $a An African elegy : $b poems / $c Ben Okri. 264 1 $a New York : $b Other Press, $c [2024] 300 $a 96 pages ; $c 21 cm 500 $a "First published in Great Britain in 1992 by Jonathan Cape Ltd." 505 00 $g Introduction -- $t To an English friend in Africa. $t An undeserved sweetness -- $t The cross is gone -- $t We sing absurdities -- $t Stammerings on bedrock -- $t Little girl -- $t On a picture of South African street -- $t They say -- $t To one dying of leukemia -- $t The incandescence of the wind -- $t Darkening city: Lagos, 83 -- $t An African elegy -- $t Memories break -- $t Living is a fire -- $t On edge of time future -- $t Ife-Ife, 86 -- $t I see your face -- $t I shall tell you -- $t And if you should leave me -- $t You walked gently towards me -- $t I held you in the square -- $t Demolition Street: London, 83 -- $t A gentle requiem -- $t Political abiku -- $t We have no other way -- $t The poet declares -- $t Restore the balance -- $t And anyone who doesn't -- $t To an English friend in Africa. 520 $a "This moving collection of poems from the Booker Prize-winning author finds strength and hope while reflecting on the complex issues that have plagued Africa. First published in 1992, Ben Okri's remarkable debut poetry collection plays with the mystique of the "Dark Continent," countering simplistic narratives of suffering that have been imposed on it with vibrant, nuanced portraits of the traditions and resilience of the African people"-- $c Provided by publisher. 651 0 $a Africa $v Poetry. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Okri, Ben. $t African elegy $d New York : Other Press, 2024 $z 9781635423112 $w (DLC) 2023028366 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240502013520.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E6BD3AF0084B11EFBCAD05DA2DECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search