Caos e Metamorfose: África no século XXI
Nos cinco países onde se fala português, está em curso uma revolução cultural surpreendente.
Paulo Aráujo, de Luanda em REVISTA DA CULTURA
CAN THE POET MAKE A GRIOT? Memory and Orality in African Poetry by Niyi Afolabi
In an era of faddish theorizing,
hybridity and other preoccupations,
the discussion of memory and orality
within the context of African poetry is
intriguing. Where does orality end
and literacy begin? And where exactly
is that magical "in-between space" of
transition if orality has been
JFK and Agostinho Neto: the reasons for a failed relationship
«A man does what he must — in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers, and pressures — and that is the basis of all human morality». Quote in Profiles in Courage (1956)
NETO´S DEATH Start of a power struggle in 1979
We are your children of the native quarters
which electricity never reaches men dying drunk
abandoned to the rhythm of death 's tom-toms.