Kwanza River
...(Homage to the Kwanza River
" Water mother " of Angola)
Largest and only Angolan
Art thou, O majestic Kwanza!
In the central highlands
We see thee rise in Mumbué
And 960 kilometers of un...
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Categories:
angolan, eulogy,
Form: Elegy
Angolan Strength
...The rim of my Erembe in hand,
her quiet pace remains.
Today the Angolan sky spills liquid of my breast,
while her breath smothers the blank sounds
of the tired plains
(Colors of snowbird’s cre...
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Categories:
angolan, inspirational, loss, social
Form: Free verse
Negar
...Angolan Shipyard
Portuguese Courtyard
Slaves
Indentured servants of
Black seed
Sadist sovereignty
Dutch property
Animals
Herded into a treasure chest
Of disease
Shackled humanity
Ship...
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Categories:
angolan, black african american, history,
Form: Narrative