Christopher Okigbo (The Passage) Comments
BEFORE YOU, my mother Idoto,
Naked I stand;
Before your weary presence,
A prodigal
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How many stanza does it have please, I've veen seeing different stanzas
Christopher Okigbo one of the greatest writer ever
A great poet, my mentor, far ahead of his time. Tge depth of his insight still remains a challenge for tomorrow.
He clearly demonstrated the war and the horrors of the bombing. God rest their souls
No doubt, Okigbo remains a genius of his time...If he had survived the Nigeria-Biafra war, today he holds the name: Nobel Laurette in 'Poetry'. In his poem, Mother Idoto, he affirms, ...a prodigal. He calls himself that name because he knew he had deviated from his culture and...with a sense of regret he begs for forgiveness.
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