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Halala Madiba: Nelson Mandela in Poetry |
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Aflame Books is an independent publisher based in the UK. It publishes, in English translation, works from Africa, Latin America and the Middle East; works whose brilliance has been hidden from the English-speaking world by the barriers of culture and language
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Poets from 25 countries pay tribute to a global iconAn anthology of poetry spanning the period from 1963, when Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, to 2005, when he celebrated his 87th birthday, this book is much more than anthology about one man. It brings together almost 100 poems from 25 countries which have taken Nelson Mandela and the fight against apartheid as their inspiration. It combines small gestures of passionate creativity which create a narrative of the sturggle to free all South Africans from the legacy of apartheid; and the challenge of building a new democratic society free of racism. With a foreword by Nadine Gordimer, the poets include Seamus Heaney, Wole Soyinka, Andrew Motion, Dennis Brutus, Jeremy Cronin, Mongane Serote, John Matshikiza and Ntozake Shange. "Never fear old age. As a pensioner you are no longer a threat to any person. On the contrary, you receive accolades from far and wide. This book is very generous to an old man. I deeply appreciate it" "The collection offers a novel insight into Mandela's extraordinary significance, initially as the focal point of resistance to apartheid and then as the nation's first democratic leader" |
Raks Seakhoa, editor of Halala Madiba, presents a copy of the book to Mandela.Raks is director of wRite Associates, an art and cultural relations consultancy in South Africa.
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