A Fallen Citadel and Other Poems
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A Fallen Citadel and Other Poems

  1. 68 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
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A Fallen Citadel and Other Poems

About this book

A Fallen Citadel and Other Poems is a powerful collection of over forty prose poems. The poems cover an array of issues ranging from the crisis that ensued after the 2007-2008 elections in Kenya to other social issues: loss of identity, poverty, hopelessness, and AIDs. These poems are powerful, vivid, full of imagery, and delightful. Some begin tragically, but end with hope; they begin with an everyday event, but end with a philosophical question about the meaning of life; and others are not only disturbing, but also thought provoking. Abalas poetic maneuvers in this collection are bound to delight and fascinate any reader.

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Information

Publisher
Langaa RPCIG
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9789956727391
eBook ISBN
9789956727537
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents
  5. Part I: Narrative Poems on Kenya’s Crisis Of 2007-2008
  6. Part II: Other Poems
  7. Eulogy to Maragoli Hills
  8. Lidaala (1)
  9. Lidaala (2)
  10. The Conundrum of My Life
  11. Alone
  12. Invisible
  13. Defeated
  14. Forever Lost
  15. Another Missed Opportunity
  16. The ‘Joys’ of Motherhood
  17. A Woman at the Crossroads
  18. An Elderly Widow
  19. Daughter of My Mother
  20. Dina
  21. Fred, the Fallen Star
  22. The Orphan Boy
  23. The Death of My Son
  24. The Boy Who Lived Alone
  25. The Maidservant
  26. Dead at One
  27. Doom’s Day
  28. Words Hurt
  29. A Dying Man’s Last Wish
  30. Am I Somebody?
  31. Hana
  32. The Drunkard
  33. Have You Ever . . .?
  34. The Bonfire of Vanity
  35. A Voice at Dawn
  36. Back cover