Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry
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The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry, in an earlier 1963 edition Modern Poetry from Africa, was a 1984 poetry anthology edited by Gerald Moore and Ulli Beier. It consists mainly of poems written in English, or French or Portuguese and translated into English; poems written in African languages were included only in authors' translations. The arrangement was by country, and then by date of birth.
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[edit] Angola
- Augustinho Neto
- Antonio Jacinto
- Costa Andrade
- Ngudia Wendel
- Jofre Rocha
- Ruy Duarte de Carvalho
[edit] Benin (Dahomey)
- Emile Ologoudou
[edit] Cameroun
- Simon Mpondo
- Mbella Sonne Dipoko
- Patrice Kayo
[edit] Cape Verde Islands
- Onésima Silveira
[edit] Congo Republic
- Tchicaya U Tam’si
- Jean-Baptiste Tati-Loutard
- Emmanuel Dongala
[edit] Côte d'Ivoire
- Joseph Miezan Bognini
- Charles Nokan
[edit] Gambia
[edit] Ghana
- Ellis Ayitey Komey
- Kwesi Brew
- Kofi Awoonor
- Atukwei Okai
- Kofi Anyidoho
[edit] Guinea
- Ahmed Tidjani Cissé
[edit] Kenya
- Khadambi Asalache
- Jonathan Kariara
- Jared Angira
[edit] Madagascar
- Jean-Joseph Rabérarivolo
- Flavien Ranaivo
[edit] Malawi
- David Rubadiri
- Felix Mnthali
- Jack Mapenje
[edit] Mali
[edit] Mauretania
- Oumar Ba
[edit] Mauritius
[edit] Mozambique
- José Craveiriñha
- Noémia de Sousa
- Valente Malangatana
- Jorge Rebelo
[edit] Nigeria
- Gabriel Okara
- Christopher Okigbo
- Wole Soyinka
- John Pepper Clark
- Frank Aig-Imoukhuede
- Okogbuli Wonodi
- Michael Echeruo
- Pol N Ndu
- Onwuchekwa Jemie
- Aig Higo
- Molara Ogundipe-Leslie
- Niyi Osundare
- Odia Ofeimun
- Funso Aiyejina
[edit] San Tomé
- Aldo do Espirito Santo
[edit] Senegal
- Léopold Sédar Senghor
- Birago Diop
- David Diop
[edit] Sierra Leone
[edit] South Africa
- Dennis Brutus
- Mazisi Kunene
- Sipho Sepamla
- Keorapetse Kgositsile
- Oswald Mtshali
- Arthur Nortje
- Mongane Wally Serote
[edit] Uganda
[edit] Zaïre
- Antoine-Rober Bolamba
- Mukala Kadima-Nzuji
