"Abani . . . explores place and humor, exile and freedom with
poems of experience and imagination . . . he] enters the wound with
a boldness that avoids nothing. Highly recommended." --"Library
Journal"
"Stunning poems." --"New Humanist"
A self-described "zealot of optimism," poet and novelist Chris
Abani bravely travels into the charged intersections of atrocity
and love, politics and religion, loss and renewal. In poems of
devastating beauty, he investigates complex personal history,
family, and romantic love.
"Sanctificum," Abani's fifth collection of poetry, is his most
personal and ambitious book. Utilizing religious ritual, the
Nigerian Igbo language, and reggae rhythms, Abani creates a
post-racial, liturgical love song that covers the globe from Abuja
to Los Angeles.
"I say hibiscus and mean innocence.
I say guava and mean childhood.
I say mosquito netting and mean loss.
I say father and it means only that.
Happen that we all dream, but the sea is only sea.
Happen that we call upon God but it is only a breeze
ruffling a prayer book in a small church
where benches groan in the heat . . . "
Chris Abani was born in Nigeria in 1966 and published his first
novel at sixteen. He was imprisoned for his writings, and after his
release he eventually moved to the United States. He is the author
of ten books of poetry and fiction, including the best-selling
novel "GraceLand." He teaches at the University of
California-Riverside and lives in Los Angeles.
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