African Languages Poetry Anthology

<p>African Languages Poetry Anthology Vol 1 has poetry from every region of the continent poets writing and living in South Africa Zimbabwe Botswana Tanzania Uganda Kenya Nigeria Togo Ivory Coast Morocco and Malawi. We have poems in 21 African languages: chiShona chiChewa isiXhosa Sepedi</p><p>Afrikaans Arabic Yoruba Igbo Hausa Nupe Ewe Bambara Kiswahili Gikuyu Ekegusii Kidawida Lubukusu (Luhya dialect) Olushisa (Luhya dialect) Acholi (Luo dialect)isiNdebele and Iloyi (Ejiri/Afo). Languages that predominates are Hausa chiShona and chiChewa. The poets worked from their traditions and cultures to craft poems that deal with an array of human issues; from identity culture traditions love relationships death spirituality... and the poems through translation into English still retained their essence: rich language rich traditions and powerful thoughts that have guided each culture through the ages. This anthology is a preservation and celebration of our languages cultures and humanity.</p>