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Classic and Contemporary Poetry

OVERTURE by CHRISTOPHER OKIGBO

Poem Explanation

First Line: BEFORE YOU, MOTHER IDOTO
Last Line: GIVE EAR AND HEARKEN

Poem Sources:

THE PENGUIN BOOK OF MODERN AFRICAN POETRY. EDITED BY GERALD MOORE AND ULLI BEIER. 4TH EDITION.
  MOORE, GERALD (ED.)
  (1998)
 



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