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

"At the crossroads of cultures", The Times Literary Supplement, 17 Oct 1975, 1227 The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive,, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/EX1200409222/TLSH?u=linc74325&sid=gale_api&xid=58904010. Accessed 23 Jan 2020

[Excerpt]: Nadine Gorimer reviews Chinua Achebe's collection of essays Morning Yet on Creation Day. "Named by Christianized parents after Queen Victoria's beloved; master of the colonial master's tongue, splendidly appropriating it to interpret his country's and people's past; bold user of freedom won by Africa against white domination; Albert Chinualumogu became Chinua Achebe is himself the definitive African experience... Alternatively, there are writers who regard the category "African writer" (with its concomitant, African critic?) as a patronizing relegation to literary provincialism. Achebe quotes Nigeria's finest poet, Christopher Okigbo: "There is no African literature. There is good writing and bad writing--that's all." ..."