Poetry

Poetry (derived from the Greek poiesis, "making") is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language—such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre—to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, the prosaic ostensible meaning. Poetry has a long history – dating back to prehistoric times with hunting poetry in Africa, and to panegyric and elegiac court poetry of the empires of the Nile, Niger, and Volta River valleys. Some of the earliest written poetry in Africa occurs among the Pyramid Texts written during the 25th century BCE. The earliest surviving Western Asian epic poetry, …

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27 March 2023 English

first publication of a work in respect of fiction, poetry, drama, music or art ; and Copyright Act, 2022


Arewa House · 17 September 2022

photostats and photographs of Arabic/Ajami manuscripts in the form of letters, jurisprudence, history and poetry. These were collected by Professor Abdullahi Smith its former Director from (1970-1984), as a pace

ةﺪﻴﺼﻗ Ahmad Abubakar Muhammad Jos. 5/1/1945 Arabic Poetry praising Prophet (S.A.W) in Arabic language. 4 Saeed bn Malik. Arabic Eloquence Arabic poems, poetry written by Ṭarafah ibn al-Abd, in full Ṭarafah Astrology. 7 AAC/7نﺎﻤﻳﻹا ةﺪﻴﻘﻋ Anonymous Arabic Arabic poetry on Islamic Monotheism. 8 AAC\8دﺎﺒﻟ ﺔﻴﺒﺠﻋ ةﺪﻴﺼﻗ Arabic Arabic poetry, about Importance of Knowledge. 11 AAC\11 6 Anonymous Fulfulde Poetry in Fulfulde يﻮﺒﻜﻟا قورﺎﻔﻟا ﺮﻤﻋ ةﺪﻴﺼﻗ Anonymous Arabic An Arabic Poetry Contained Islamic Commandments. 26 AAC\26ﻦﻤﺣﺮﻟا


30 April 2022 English

The repository aims to provide quick access to key literature about the many aspects of book culture, and publishing and book development in Sub-Saharan Africa generally, and at the same …

adventures of living that are found in fiction, poetry, and drama. Bgoya, Walter “Autonomous Publishing


Laws.Africa · 13 April 2022 Portuguese

traditional story telling Talk about Mozambican poetry. Poetry Short story telling 5 12 Law Discuss sources


Natal Society Foundation · 1 January 2021 English

HALF the size of New York cemetery and twice as dead: this much-quoted, wry comment is generally attributed to the satirical writer Tom Sharpe who worked in Pietermarizburg in the …

4 Sono Molefe (comp.), Malibongwe: ANC Women: Poetry is Also Their Weapon (London: African National


GALA: Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action · 2021 English

Uganda I was born in a humble home in Khartoum to a Sudanese mother and a Ugandan father. [...] Fed up after a decade of ethnic discrimination and judgement in …

express their challenges and triumphs using music, poetry, and creative writing as a means of advocacy.


Endangered Archives Programme · 2021 Arabic

, Muhammad al-Ghāli Bah, and an unknown author. The content deals with Islamic knowledge, praise poetry, Sufi esotericism. Ce manuscrit est une collection hétérogène d'œuvres mystiques et un essai copié


Endangered Archives Programme · 2021 Arabic

This manuscript is a collection of poetry composed by Muhammad Baba al-Alawi. The present text was commissioned by al-Ghāli Bah and was handcopied from an original by an unknown author. Ce manuscrit est


GALA: Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action · 2021 English

Uganda I was born in a humble home in Khartoum to a Sudanese mother and a Ugandan father. [...] Fed up after a decade of ethnic discrimination and judgement in …

express their challenges and triumphs using music, poetry, and creative writing as a means of advocacy.


GALA: Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action · 2021 English

He is a co-founder of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and known worldwide for his activism on behalf of people living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa. [...] Notes …

project, which involved arts-based writing and poetry workshops and resulted in an exhibition and publication Afrikaans writer and poet. The collection includes poetry and fiction by Boshoff, material relating to his


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