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A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement 1865-1985

The editor lied (1991-01-18)

Type

Book Review

Published

1991-01-18
The Times Literary Supplement

Authors (1)

Haynes, John

Citation

"The editor lied", The Times Literary Supplement, 18 Jan 1991, p. 18 The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive,, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/EX1200000381/TLSH?u=linc74325&sid=TLSH&xid=bc99d4bc. Accessed

Excerpt

John Haynes notes that this collection of African Poetry in English emphasizes poets born after 1945 and has a distinguishing factor of featuring "poetry in the shadow of police states."

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