Press Release of BEST “NEW” AFRICAN POETS 2015 ANTHOLOGY

INTERNATIONAL BOOK RELEASE

 

LANGAA RPCIG Announces the Release of:

BEST “NEW” AFRICAN POETS 2015 ANTHOLOGY

 ANTHOLOGIE DES MEILLEURES “NOUVEAUX” POÈTES AFRICAINS 2015

ANTOLOGIA DOS MELHORES “NOVOS” POETAS AFRICANOS 2015

 

Best New African Poets Come Together to Publish Their Truths.

Consisting of 214 poems and 79 poets, from over 23 African countries and the Diasporas.

 

 

Consisting of 214 poems and 79 poets, from over 23 African countries and the Diasporas, Best New African Poets 2015 Anthology: Poetry Progeria contains poems that deal with a panoply of modern issues, feelings, thoughts, ideas, and beliefs  on identity, Africanness (Blackness, Whiteness, Arabic, Asian...), culture, heritage, place, politics, (mis) governance, corruption, exile, loss, memory, spirituality, sex, gender, love, the individual and many others. 

 

It travels from Cape to Cairo, Monrovia to Nairobi, rooms in the beautiful Moroccan Sahara desert, pastoral idyllic Savannas, the rainy equatorial rainforests and then flies into the Diasporas as each poet speaks his/her own story of the Africa that she/he knows, dreams and envisions with protective pride and resolute dedication.

 

Published by LANGAA RPCIG Press and edited by Tendai R. Mwanaka and Daniel da Purifacação, this unprecedented anthology of poetry by African Poets presents 3 languages, French, English and Portuguese and represents many more indigenous languages, dialects and experiences of people. Poets of the anthology believe that this collection will be critical in 2016 in preserving the voices of Africans all over the Diaspora and African Americans after the hype and toil of the “Black Lives Matter” Movement that has expanded globally. 

 

It not only unifies the struggle of all voices but exhibits its collective uniqueness and why they not only matter but deserve to be celebrated in all of it’s shades locally and abroad. International and national book readings are anticipated to be held by the various poet and literary communities around the world to build a greater sense of solidarity in 2016 and beyond. Mwanaka, a multi-disciplinary artist who  now lives in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe contends that: 

 

“These are the stories of a village that has come together for a festival of stories, songs, poetry, and celebration of its humanity. This village is called Africa. Best "New" African Poets 2015 Anthology is our record of this festival to the World. I hope you will enjoy celebrating with us, as we enjoyed creating such a spectacle”. 

 

Daniel da Purificação is  a journalist on rádio and a freelancer, teacher at university, public policy consultant who was  born in Angola and is an avid visitor of the Hispanamerican Writers summit HORAS DE JUNIO  that happens every year in Sonora (México).

 

“Please buy a copy,” says Mwanaka. “And swim in modern day Africa’s poetic traditions and beauty in its many, sometimes conflicting facets and enjoy yourself.”

 

This book is available from the publisher, printer and Amazon.com, the AFRICAN BOOKS COLLECTIVE and LANGAA RPCIG which publishes “to contribute to the cultural development and renaissance of Africa.”