Wole Soyinka poet from Niger was born on July 13, 1934 has 90 years. Poems were written mainly in English language. Dominant movement is political.
Top ten poems Wole Soyinka
Dedication
... Taste this soil for death and plumb her deep for lifeAs this yam, wholly earthed, yet a living tuber ...
In The Small Hours
... Night turns Homewards, sheathed in notes of solace, pleats ...
Civilian and Soldier
... Reiteration Of my civilian quandary, burrowing earth ...
I think it rains
... From afar, this, your conjugation with my earth ...
Chrysalis
... The day may be called One Toothroad or Six Thunderpain, ...
Shooting Star
... is like a full moon rising over the Ortiz mountains ...
Before Completion
... a peregrine falcon making a slow circle with outstretched ...
Telephone Conversation
... Facially, I am brunette, but madam you should see the rest of me ...
The Negative
... who joined the Communist party early but by the time of the Cultural Revolution ...
Streamers
... from atoms excited by electrons accelerated along the planet&rsquo ...
