Before the Beginning: Niyi Osundare’s The Word is an Egg: Poems
For Niyi Osundare, words are sacred sovereign objects. The poet is not so much a maker as someone made by the words he uses. For this ‘Yoruba poet who writes in English’ and transfers the oral imagination into his verse, it is the almost metaphysical experience of reading / chanting that constitutes...
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| Yayımlandı: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ces, |
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| Materyal Türü: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Dil: | Anglais |
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Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2024
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| Online Erişim: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Özet: | For Niyi Osundare, words are sacred sovereign objects. The poet is not so much a maker as someone made by the words he uses. For this ‘Yoruba poet who writes in English’ and transfers the oral imagination into his verse, it is the almost metaphysical experience of reading / chanting that constitutes meaning. Yet his earnestness as a creator does not preclude humour and playfulness, which remain essential components of his poetry. |
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