Dusts of Exile [Pan African Pocket Poets Vol. III]
Ife, Nigeria: PPP / Pan African Pocket Poets, 1971. Very Good +. Item #48509
Ife, [Nigeria]: PPP / [Pan African Pocket Poets], 1971. First Edition. 12mo; illustrated stapled wraps featuring a screen-printed design from Georgina Beier; [22]pp. Rubbing to wraps; binding sound; Very Good or better.
Alternating between tenderness and violence, this collection from the Ikwerre poet evokes the sights, sounds, and feeling of the Niger Delta while not shrinking away from the horrors of colonialism. One of five volumes from Ulli Beier's Pan African Pocket Poets series, produced after his return to Nigeria from Papua New Guinea, where he had edited the Papua Pocket Series, done in the same format and also featuring cover illustrations done by his wife, the English artist Georgina Beier. Copies of either series scarce in retail.
Price: $500.00