Over a seven-year period between the late 1980s and the mid-1990s,
Olu Oguibe wrote some of the most powerful and apocalyptic poetry
ever to come out of Africa. In that period he published three slim
volumes of poems that established his reputation as perhaps the
finest poet of his generation: "A Song from Exile, A Gathering
Fear," and the long love poem, "Songs for Catalina." Then, he quit
writing poetry, almost as abruptly as he began, and declared his
work done.
Revised and edited by the poet himself, this collection brings
together those three volumes as well as other poems, some of them
more recent and published here for the first time. Most of the
previously published poems are preserved in their original
form.
These poems echo the urgency and restlessness of the times in
which they were written and capture the burden of hope and despair
which postcolonial societies must bear.
Olu Oguibe is a renowned scholar and artist as well as an
award-winning poet. His books include "The Culture Game, God's
Transistor Radio, A Song from Exile," and "A Gathering Fear." A
peripatetic traveler who has lived and worked in several countries
across Africa, Europe and America, Oguibe is a senior fellow of the
Smithsonian Institution and recipient of the State of Connecticut
Governor's award for excellence and lifetime achievement in the
arts. He currently lives as a recluse in an early 19th century home
in the old mill town of Rockville, Connecticut.
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