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African poets – forget stuffy literature departments…

By Christine Mungai K’naan pic: www.hiphopmarket.com Pastoralist communities in Africa rarely use drums as an integral part of their musical repertoire; Somalia has been called a nation of poets NOBEL laureate poet and playwright Wole Soyinka was widely tipped to become Oxford University’s next Professor of Poetry, but missed out in last week’s nomination to Simon Armitage. Armitage, poet, playwright and broadcaster, secured 1,221 votes – 301 more than Soyinka. It was a controversial race, but not for the reasons you might think. Soyinka initially led the way with the…

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