What is Africa poems? It is the piecing of lyrics and vibes to form a unique rhythm of a culture peculiar of the African in any part of the world. This blog is meant to expose the rest of the world to the rhymes of poetry made by African poets from all over the world. It is a passionate expression of soulful thoughts depicting the image of Africa in many ways such as: Africa before colonization, the struggle for independence, African leadership after independence and urban African settings.
Famous African Poets
Chinua Achebe (Nigeria)
Ama Ata Aidoo (Ghana)
Jared Angira (Kenya)
Kofi Anyidoho (Ghana)
Kofi Awoonor (Ghana)
Sahlesillasse Birhanemariam (Ethiopia)
Dennis Brutus (South Africa)
Glynn Burridge (Seychelles)
Abena Busia (Ghana)
John Pepper Clark (Nigeria)
Tsegaye Gebremedhin (Ethiopia)
Abbe Gubenga (Ethiopia)
Jonathan Kariara (Kenya)
Joseph Kariuki (Kenya)
Susan Kiguli (Uganda)
Ahmadou Kourouma (Ivory Coast)
Arthur Nortje (South Africa)
Gabriel Okara (Nigeria)
Christopher Okigbo (Nigeria)
Ben Okri (Nigeria)
Okot P'Bitek (Uganda)
Lenrie Peters (Gambia)
David Rubadiri (Malawi, Uganda)
Léopold Sédar Senghor (Senegal)
Wole Soyinka (Nigeria)
Dagnachew Werku(Ethiopia)
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