{"product_id":"new-generation-african-poets-a-chapbook-box-set-tatu-book-kwame-dawes-9781617754517","title":"New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set (Tatu)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAkashic Books' chapbooks boxset of African poetry has delighted lovers of poetry for 6 years. The latest collection features 11 new voices. Get ready to be inspired and edified with the power of poetic expression.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrittle Paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, One of 50 Notable African Books of 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for the chapbook series: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDawes and Abani have taken on the vital project of publishing short collections by contemporary poets from Africa, packaged together in beautiful boxed sets.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ambitious, vital project that delivers exactly what it promises...As a group, the chapbooks dispel stereotypes about African writing. They also illustrate what editors Dawes and Abani note about the many ways poets can understand or redefine their ties to Africa. These insights are poignant and valuable, especially at a time when millions around the globe find themselves somewhere between new countries and ancestral lands they've left behind.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection pulsing with fresh talent in a series that poetry lovers worldwide should be grateful for.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe limited-edition box set is a project started in 2014 to ensure the publication of up to a dozen chapbooks every year by African poets through Akashic Books. The series seeks to identify the best poetry written by African poets working today, and it is especially interested in featuring poets who have not yet published their first full-length book of poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe eleven poets included in this box set are: \u003c\/b\u003e Michelle Angwenyi, Afua Ansong, Adedayo Agarau, Fatima Camara, Sadia Hassan, Safia Jama, Henneh Kyereh Kwaku, Nadra Mabrouk, Nkateko Masinga, Jamila Osman, and Tryphena Yeboah.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50394970030353,"sku":"CIN161775451XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/161775451X.jpg?v=1750763528","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/new-generation-african-poets-a-chapbook-box-set-tatu-book-kwame-dawes-9781617754517","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}