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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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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Love is fine for singing about and love songs are good to listen to, sometimes even to dance to. But when we need food for our stomachs and clothes for our backs, love is nothing. Ah my lady, the last man any woman should think of marrying is the man she loves.

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Love is fine for singing about and love songs are good to listen to, sometimes even to dance to. But when we need food for our stomachs and clothes for our backs, love is nothing. Ah my lady, the last man any woman should think of marrying is the man she loves.
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Soyinka’s Death at Dawn, Auden’s Musée des Beaux Arts, Stevie Smith’s Not Waving but Drowning and Wislawa Szymborska’s Some People come to mind immediately. But there are plenty, plenty more that I enjoy.

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Soyinka’s Death at Dawn, Auden’s Musée des Beaux Arts, Stevie Smith’s Not Waving but Drowning and Wislawa Szymborska’s Some People come to mind immediately. But there are plenty, plenty more that I enjoy.
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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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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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There are powerful forces undermining progress in Africa. But one must never underestimate the power of the people to bring about change.
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It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.

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It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.
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People are worms, and even the God who created them is immensely bored with their antics.

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People are worms, and even the God who created them is immensely bored with their antics.
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Things are working out… towards their dazzling conclusions.

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Things are working out… towards their dazzling conclusions.
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Sometimes a word or an argument will trigger a poem.

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Sometimes a word or an argument will trigger a poem.
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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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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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I always wanted to write poetry, even when I was very young.

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I always wanted to write poetry, even when I was very young.
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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.

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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.
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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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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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After all, if we look closer into ourselves, shall we not admit that the warmth from other people comes so sweet to us when it comes, because, we always carry with us the knowledge of the cold loneliness of death?

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After all, if we look closer into ourselves, shall we not admit that the warmth from other people comes so sweet to us when it comes, because, we always carry with us the knowledge of the cold loneliness of death?
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O yes, everyone gets lonely some time or other.

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O yes, everyone gets lonely some time or other.
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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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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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Life is inspirational; sometimes it comes from the most unlikely places.

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Life is inspirational; sometimes it comes from the most unlikely places.
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