2000 Blacks: Poems

2000 Blacks probes the complexity of economic and politically motivated migration from Africa, which has been referred to as "African Brain Drain." In the first sequence of poems, Ajibola Tolase explores Africa's history and encounters with the Western world, providing poetic insight into the economic instability precipitated by the transatlantic slave trade and exploitation of mineral resources. Moving inward, the second sequence plumbs the poet's complex relationship with his father, connecting his emotional and then physical absence with the consequences of community disintegration.

Author: Ajibola Tolase
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 09/03/2024
Series: Pitt Poetry
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.06w x 0.27d
ISBN: 9780822967309