John Pepper Clark (Abiku) Comments

I love that poem. It reminds me of my post primary years

Very nice poem which depicts what a typical abiku child is making the parent go through. Masterpiece from John Pepper Clark

A beautiful poem by a master.

I grow up loving this poem, I even recited it over and over again. JP Clark is a legend and was one of the beautiful minds that inspired me into poetry. Your writings will never disappear from the sands of time.

I love the poem

I Luv The Poem

I love the poem Thanks

vivid analysis of abikuogbanje child

Add a comment.I read this poem far 2002 in my JSS 3.is a nice poem.

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Good job keep it up

Great poem you wrote there. More grace to your art. Thanks for sharing.

This is the poem I grew up reading. With this and Wole Soyinka's version of 'Abiku' I fell in love with poetry and graduate to being a poet. As a high school literature students, we were taught that 'Abiku' is a Yoruba belief of stillbirth coming to the same mother. What a reminiscence this poem is for me!

The tales of abiku. Abiku is a repetition of something supposed to be good the repetition makes it bad

This is great, keep it up

Wonderful poem. I love it.

great poem...i love it.

wonderful piece..................

Ogbanje@its soul keeps coming

I have read this several times and the artistry of Clark still beckons for emulation