Yoruba Poetry A Special Publication of Black Orpheus

by Bakare Gbadamosi, Ulli Beier, Susanne Wegner, Illustrations

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First edition

Ibadan, Nigeria: General Publications Section, Ministry of Education, 1959. First edition of this scarce anthology of Yoruba poetry. A special publication of the legendary Nigerian literary journal Black Orpheus, collecting traditional Yoruba poems in English translation, including poems for children, alongside silkscreens by Wenger, whose linocuts defined the aesthetic of Black Orpheus. 68 pp. Bound in publisher's

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