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01795aam a2200337 i 4500 001 4C552B48328C11EEBDD4A74441ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230804010037 008 221023t20232023onc 000 p eng 020 $a 1771837861 020 $a 9781771837866 035 $a (OCoLC)1348478512 040 $a NLC $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d NLC $d YDX $d TOH $d OCLCF $d SILO 042 $a lac 050 4 $a PR9199.3 B377 W44 2023 100 1 $a Beissel, Henry, $e author. 245 10 $a When Africa calls Uhuru / $c Henry Beissel. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Toronto [Ontario] ; $b Guernica Editions, $c 2023. 300 $a 73 pages ; $c 23 cm 490 1 $a Essential poets series ; $v 302 500 $a "Michael Mirolla, editor"--Title page verso. 520 $a "When Africa Calls Uhuru is a dramatic poem in search of what it means to be human. Henry Beissel takes the reader to the Rift Valley in Kenya where it is believed the evolution of Homo sapiens largely took place. The narrative unfolds in a dialogue between nature, science and history, three voices that evoke the fauna and flora of Africa and conjure up the history of its colonization. Ultimately, the poem celebrates today's liberation of the 'dark' continent, arguing that since all humanity was born there, all people are brothers and sisters, whatever the colour of their skin. "Dance, my beloved / Africa," the poet rejoices, "you are free / to choose freedom now!""-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Humanity $v Poetry. 700 1 $a Mirolla, Michael, $d 1948- $e editor. 830 0 $a Essential poets ; $v 302. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240217012002.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230907012001.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4C552B48328C11EEBDD4A74441ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search