New Year Wish
From University of Michigan's collection, Lemuel A. Johnson Papers: 1942-2002. It is an unfinished poem with hand-written notes donated by surving spouce of former faculty of University of Michigan, Lemuel A. Johnson Papers: 1942-2002.
Collections Hub
The Collections Hub is a nexus of collections, manuscripts, documents and other artifacts and sources that relate to African Poetry and Poetics. The Collections Hub will identify and locate hidden African Poetry manuscripts, materials, artifacts and collections, and hopefully result in the virtual reunification of dispersed collections.
Featured Items
The following items from the APDP Collections Hub have been chosen as examples of what one can expect from the rest of the almost 500 items. Currently, these are the only items to include media components, but efforts are underway to expand the number of items with either images, video, or audio.
Akɔmabu
From DBA-Université de Lomé's collection, Fonds Togo. It is a publication of the Adja language information organ Akɔmabu containing Adja poetry.
Akɔmabu
From DBA-Université de Lomé's collection, Fonds Togo. It is a publication of the Adja language information organ Akɔmabu containing Adja poetry.
Stop, now, think, now, then stand
From Northwestern University's collection, Posters from the Herskovits Library.
I am the exile, am the wanderer, the troubadour ...
From Northwestern University's collection, Posters from the Herskovits Library. It was created by George Hallett.
Untitled (sketch)
From the University of Michigan's collection, Lemuel A. Johnson Papers: 1942-2002. It is a sketch of a poem in progress with both typed and hand-written paragraphs. It also contains arrows of possible arrangement.
Psalter & Ethiopian canticles
From the University Library, Cambridge's collection, Ethiopian Manuscripts. It is a codex containing a Psalter, Canticles, the Song of Songs, and Ethiopian hymns.
Yam Yam (Abdulqadir Hersi Siad) of Somalia
From the Library of Congress's Archive of World Literature on Tape collection. It is an interview with Yam Yam (Abdulqadir Hersi Siad) through an interpreter explaining how he got started giving oral poetry readings in 1966. He discusses the importance of the oral tradition in Somali culture. The audio also includes readings from his works.
Okot p'Bitek of Uganda
From the Library of Congress's Archive of World Literature on Tape collection. In this interview, the author discusses the traditions of the Acholi people and how these traditions have influenced his poetry and stories. He reads a portion of his Song of Lawino in English and discusses the significance of this long poem.
Blake Robinson recordings of Somali music and poetry
From the Library of Congress's Archive of Folk Culture from the American Folklife Center. It features field recordings of poetry, songs, and dances of Somaliland.
Patu Simoko of Zambia
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Interview with Tsitsi Ella Jaji
Poet Ella Jaji shares her views on the meaning and value of poetry.
Interview with Gbenga Adesina
Poet Gbenga Adesina talks about what it means to be an African Poetry.
Interview with Ladan Osman
Poet Ladan Osman shares her greatest challenge as a young African poet.
