'In this new volume, I have tried to demonstrate that it is possible for the African poet to do very many things.... Part of my mission is to recognise in our African world the existence of what I call the deep dance, the dance of planets and of the revolution.' Nwankwo is a Nigerian poet, critic and professor of literature. He has penned several volumes of poetry including Toward the Area Zone (1988) for which he won The Association of Nigerian Authors' Poetry Prize, and a critical study of the works of Ngugi wa Thiong'o.

The Womb in the Heart & Other Poem

Literature & Fiction

Nwankwo, Chimalum

Poetry

African Heritage Press

Of the Deepest Shadows and The Prisons of Fire is a literary canvas of leaders who have affected humanity in very serious and unquestionable ways. The core of this artistic engagement is the destiny of the black world. There are tangential departures into territories with crises the world cannot afford to ignore. The poet visits each leader, living or dead, with equal passion. His curious brush is delicate, ecstatic, melancholic or even celebratory depending on what image or circumstance he pans into view. This corpus comes with the characteristic anguish and tenderness of a very sensitive and caring mind...

Of the Deepest Shadows and the Prisons of Fire

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The Womb in the Heart & Other Poem

Of the Deepest Shadows and the Prisons of Fire