Tijan Sallah
Sahelian Earth by Tijan Sallah
This season is for the baobabs. Baobabs are princes of height. Their swollen feet command A whole empire under earth.…
Gambia Poetry
Tijan Sallah
The Coming Turning by Tijan Sallah
The coming is the turning, Weep not like birds With scattered nestlings. We know it By the silence of our children And …
Lenrie Peters
Isatou Died by Lenrie Peters
Isatou died When she was only five And full of pride Just before she knew How small a loss It brought to such a few. …
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Lenrie Peters
Parachute Men by Lenrie Peters
Parachute Men say The first jump Takes the breath away Feet in the air disturbs Till you get used to it. Solid ground…
Lenrie Peters
One Long Jump by Lenrie Peters
One long jump From the early days When the face was like a globe Round, revolving, limitless Sharp incisive like a pr…
Lenrie Peters
We Have Come Home by Lenrie Peters
We have come home From the bloodless war With sunken hearts Our boots full of pride – From the true massacre of the s…
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Lenrie Peters
Song by Lenrie Peters
Clawed green-eyed Feline of night Palsy-breasted Selling old boot On wet pavement In hour-glass baskets Coconut belli…
Lenrie Peters
Homecoming by Lenrie Peters
The present reigned supreme Like the shallow floods over the gutters Over the raw paths where we had been, The house wi…