LIKE WATER RUNNING OFF MY BACK - Softcover

Molefi Kete Asante

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592210074 ISBN 13: 9781592210077

Publisher: AFRICA WORLD PRESS, 2003

Synopsis

A window into the mind and soul of a hip young poet who is intent on searching for the """"truth in everything"""", this collection of poetry follows in the rich, rhythmic tradition of its forbears, covering a wide range of themes including identity, relationships and family, and revealing a young poet with intense sensibilities to the multiplicity of human possibilities. Painting pictures and emotions with words, Like Water Running Off My Back confronts contemporary issues with a profound lyricism and offers the world the voice of a hot new consciousness.

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Synopsis

This collection of poetry is a window into the mind and soul of a hip young poet intent on searching for the truth in everything. Molefi Asante Jr. writes in the tradition of black poets who have laid a foundation rich in culture and rhythm. Covering a wide range of themes from identity and relationships to family life, his poems reveal a young poetic mind with a great sensitivity to the multifarious nature of human possibilities. Painting pictures and emotions with words, LIKE WATER RUNNING OFF MY BACK confronts contemporary issues with a profound lyricism. Without a doubt this young poet is the voice of a hot new consciousness.

Edition details

• Publisher: AFRICA WORLD PRESS
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592210074
• ISBN 13: 9781592210077
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 62