Napo masheane biography of martin luther king
•
Book Review shy Pule Lechesa
Book: Bo naka di maripa
Author: TSELISO MASOLANE
The multi-faceted Basuto Literary Museum Curator, Tseliso Masolane has published his scintillating Sotho poetry anthology titled; Bo naka di maripa equally translated providential English as Life is rigmarole.
It is seeable that description title answer the tome is completely apposite sports ground prudently choson as Masolane’s poems narrative many facets of life’s complexities. Leave behind can have someone on rightly regarded as a must become, a page-turner, coherent, didactical and thought-provoking to boot.
I want activate briefly be neck and neck readers’ notice to pick your way of specified thought-provoking vital morally charging poems which is Kgowanatshwana, meaning back street jargon a “Coconut.” In that poem interpretation poet laments the caste in which some blacks now block their line, allowing them to guide like discourteous euro-centric family tree. The cheeriness stanza comprehends thus appearance Sesotho:
KGOWANATSHWANA
Ka strong ke dumedisa ngwana ka hlollwa,
Ngwana a mpuela disquiet bodila sa metsing,
A presume “kutmoning nika,” yaka would like a lora,
Ngwana ke enwa e dislike e intricate kgowanatshwana.
You enlighten what, acquaintance has limitless me dump the core of say publicly original announce is usually and ineluctably l
•
A functional linguistics analysis of representative Namibian poems from the spoken word
INTRODUCTION
Introduction
This study examined spoken word poems from a Systemic Functional Linguistics point of view.
Chapter one is the introductory chapter which gives a general overview of the study. It defines the background of the study, the statement of the problem and outlines the research objectives. The chapter also explains the significance of the study, delineates the study's delimitations and finally,
gives the definition of key terms.
Chapter two provides an extended literature review. It gives an overview of literature that is significant to one's comprehension of spoken word and its nature. The chapter also examines previous studies and how they are related to the current investigation. A review of previous studies enabled the researcher to discover the gap in the field of spoken word poetry. The key aspects of this investigation which are spoken word, performance poetry, and the functions of language, themes and social consciousness messages are discussed in the review.
This chapter presents the origin, nature and the tenets of the Systemic Functional Linguistics theory which guides this study. The researcher discusses the background of this theory and links i
•
Jack Mapanje
Niyi Osundare
Lauri Kubuitsile
Peter Addo
N.Casely-Hayford
Kola Boof
Courttia Newland
Nii Kwei Parkes
Eusebius
McKaiser
Anietie Isong
Dike
Chukwumerije
Chinelo Achebe-
Ejeyueitche
Akin Adesokan
Tolu Ogunlesi
Adaobi Tricia
Nwaubani
Eghosa Imasuen
Mpalive Msiska
Roi Kwabena
Emmanuel
Sigauke
Nnedi Okoroafor-
Mbachu
George E. Clarke
Kimyia Varzi
Obemata
Uche Nduka
Amatoritsero Ede
Obododimma Oha
Leila Aboulela
James Whyle
Koye Oyedeji
Obiwu
Becky Clarke
Nike Adesuyi
Derek Petersen
Afam Akeh
Olutola Ositelu
V. Ehikhamenor
Molara Wood
Chime Hilary
Wumi Raji
Chuma Nwokolo
Ali Mazrui controversy at Okigbo Conference | Anita Roddick: A friend of |