Short Igbo Poems
Short Igbo Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Igbo by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Igbo by length and keyword.
Olaudah Equiano
OLAUDAH EQUIANO
OLAUDAH EQUIANO
Writer abolitionist
From Igbo region
Purchased his own freedom
In 1766, prominent in British movement
2/11/18
written by James Edward Lee Sr....
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Categories:
igbo, adventure, appreciation, black african american, history,
Form:
Clerihew
Questions
Shouldn't the right thing be done
No matter whose ox is gored?
Can I take this bull by the horn
And not get mauled?
How will I let this be
And endure the knowledge of it?
Won't I drown in regret's sea
Inprisoned for life by guilt?
*Ogbara nkiti
Okweghi ekwe?
Won't it be a pity
To embrace fear?
Why will I be a coward?
And back down
When men are scared
Of truth's reputation?
*Ogbara nkiti, okweghi ekwe? -Igbo proverb meaning 'Is silence not consent?'...
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Categories:
igbo, courage, truth,
Form:
Quatern