25 NEW NIGERAN POETS

Poetry. African Studies. With the publication of 25 New Nigerian Poets, Ishmael Reed's publishing company continues its commitment t o new and politically relevant writers. In the introduction, Toyin Adewale writes that the literary renaissance joyfully announced b y Harry Garuba in his introduction to Voices From The Fringe, the anthology of 100 young Nigerian poets published in 1988 is today n on-existent. The intervening decade between 1999 and now was burdened by the military regimes of General Ibrahim Babangida and Gener al Sanni...[Read more]