Politicians are easy to attack, but frankly, we are all guilty of not meeting the needs of Africa’s young people properly.
AMA ATA AIDOOHumans, not places, make memories.
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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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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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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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For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism.
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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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O yes, everyone gets lonely some time or other.
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Sometimes a word or an argument will trigger a poem.
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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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Ghana is like a lion without a head
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They had always told me that I wrote like a man.
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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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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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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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