Time by itself means nothing, no matter how fast it moves, unless we give it something to carry for us; something we value. Because it is such a precious vehicle, is time.
AMA ATA AIDOOOnce an interesting idea or theme occurs to me then I would want to write a poem about it. The rest, frankly, is not difficult.
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Its a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children.
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They had always told me that I wrote like a man.
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For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism.
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It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.
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Politicians are easy to attack, but frankly, we are all guilty of not meeting the needs of Africa’s young people properly.
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I’ve written poems about gifts.
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Once in a while I catch myself wondering whether I would have found the courage to write if I had not started to write when I was too young to know what was good for me.
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The very old certainly do not go back on lunch remains but they do bite back at old conversational topics.
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Once an interesting idea or theme occurs to me then I would want to write a poem about it. The rest, frankly, is not difficult.
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It is a matter of some interest, that the only other volume A Mouth Sweeter Than Salt reminds one of is Ake, by Wole Soyinka. What is it about these Yorubas?
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Toyin Falola has given us what is truly rare in modern African writing: a seriously funny, racy, irreverent package of memories, and full of the most wonderful pieces of poetry and ordinary information.
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O yes, everyone gets lonely some time or other.
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the best way to sharpen a knife is not to whet one side of it only. And neither can you solve a riddle by considering only one end of it.
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People are worms, and even the God who created them is immensely bored with their antics.
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At the age of 15, a teacher had asked me what I wanted to do for a career, and without knowing why or even how I replied that I wanted to be a poet.
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