{"product_id":"i-am-bound-to-this-land-by-blood-collected-poems-paperback","title":"I Am Bound to this Land by Blood: Collected Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOlu Oguibe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver a seven-year period between the late 1980s and the mid-1990s, Olu Oguibe wrote some of the most powerful and apocalyptic poetry ever to come out of Africa. In that period he published three slim volumes of poems that established his reputation as perhaps the finest poet of his generation: \u003ci\u003eA Song from Exile, A Gathering Fear\u003c\/i\u003e, and the long love poem, \u003ci\u003eSongs for Catalina\u003c\/i\u003e. Then, he quit writing poetry, almost as abruptly as he began, and declared his work done.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Revised and edited by the poet himself, this collection brings together those three volumes as well as other poems, some of them more recent and published here for the first time. Most of the previously published poems are preserved in their original form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e These poems echo the urgency and restlessness of the times in which they were written and capture the burden of hope and despair which postcolonial societies must bear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Olu Oguibe is a renowned scholar and artist as well as an award-winning poet. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Culture Game, God's Transistor Radio, A Song from Exile\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Gathering Fear\u003c\/i\u003e. A peripatetic traveler who has lived and worked in several countries across Africa, Europe and America, Oguibe is a senior fellow of the Smithsonian Institution and recipient of the State of Connecticut Governor's award for excellence and lifetime achievement in the arts. He currently lives as a recluse in an early 19th century home in the old mill town of Rockville, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlu Oguibe is a renowned scholar and artist as well as an award-winning poet. His books include The Culture Game, God's Transistor Radio, A Song from Exile, and A Gathering Fear. A peripatetic traveler who has lived and worked in several countries across Africa, Europe and America, Oguibe is a senior fellow of the Smithsonian Institution and recipient of the State of Connecticut Governor's award for excellence and lifetime achievement in the arts. He currently lives as a recluse in an early 19th century home in the old mill town of Rockville, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 7.99 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52726591422771,"sku":"9780984869510","price":27.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/clg2YXVhREQzKzdINmlCWkdnTFJMQT09.webp?v=1763740788","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/i-am-bound-to-this-land-by-blood-collected-poems-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}