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

David Mandessi Diop was a poet in the négritude school of literary theory. Diop was born and spent most of his life in France; he was an active supporter of the movements for independence from French colonial rule in West Africa. Diop was published frequently in the literary journal Présence Africaine. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/david-mandessi-diop