Saturday, October 26, 2013

John Pepper Clark (Abiku) Comments

Rating: 3.1

Coming and going these several seasons,
Do stay out of the baobab tree,
Follow where you please your kindred spirits
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Egwerendu Chimaobi 30 August 2022

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

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Mabel 03 September 2021

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

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Kingsley Egbukole 19 February 2020

A beautiful poem by a master.

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Uche Nwanze 07 August 2019

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.

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Paella Godson 01 April 2019

I love the poem

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Dauda Melvin Fullah 27 March 2019

I Luv The Poem

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Prudish 03 February 2019

I love the poem Thanks

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chibueze nwafor 08 October 2018

vivid analysis of abikuogbanje child

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Kingsley John Santos 24 August 2018

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

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JOSHUA 25 July 2018

STUDENT

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gift Azigbo 16 July 2018

Good job keep it up

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John Chizoba Vincent 01 November 2017

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

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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!

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Awesome Nick 23 February 2017

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

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Oluwafemi Joshua 02 December 2016

This is great, keep it up

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Osazee Dankaro 26 September 2016

Wonderful poem. I love it.

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Adolphus Moses 12 September 2016

great poem...i love it.

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Aremo Abiodun Best 11 July 2016

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

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Kedrix Udjoe 14 May 2016

Ogbanje@its soul keeps coming

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Esselebor Ebhojie 29 December 2015

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

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