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Utenzi wa vita vya uhuru, composed by the noted and prolific Tanzanian author, Shaaban Robert, is possibly the longest utenzi poem ever written. In 3,000 stanzas, Robert recounts the events of World War II from the German invasion of Czechoslovakia…

Utenzi wa zinduko la ujamaa is one of several political poems written in the 1970’s following the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar under one government to form the Republic of Tanzania. The author describes the establishment of the socialist system…

A collection of praise poems of Jomo Kenyatta, first President of Kenya.

Call Number: PL8704.A2 W3

A collection of praise poems about President Daniel Arap Moi of Kenya.

Call Number: PL8704 .A2 W33

A praise poem commemorating the life and accomplishments of the Zanzibari Taarab musician, Siti binti Saad.

Also included in the exhibit from this series are Insha na mashairi v. 5; Utubora mkulima v.8; Siku ya watenzi wote v. 9.

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Translation of The Beautiful ones are not yet born, by the Ghanaian author, Ayi Kwei Armah.

Call Number: PR9379.9 .A7 B4319 1997