Friday, January 3, 2003

Africa Comments

Rating: 2.8

The sun sought thy dim bed and brought forth light,
The sciences were sucklings at thy breast;
When all the world was young in pregnant night
Thy slaves toiled at thy monumental best.
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Claude McKay
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Chinedu Dike 29 May 2022

Powerfully and insightfully penned with conviction.

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ISRAEL MUSA PAULO 04 January 2022

I appriciate this poem due to its reflection to the colonialism deeds to blacks peolpe.

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SEFANIA MBUBA 26 December 2021

real i appreciate this poem. Shows typical anger that poet has toward colonialism and its impacts. Thanks poet.

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Minara okrinya 29 November 2020

This is superb

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John Tiong Chunghoo 03 September 2006

love this claude. supreme well use of words.

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