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BY Nii Ntreh, 1:30pm October 10, 2019,

Our lives in their words: These are the 10 best black poets of the 20th Century

by Nii Ntreh, 1:30pm October 10, 2019,
Our lives in their words: These are the 10 best black poets of the 20th Century
Chinua Achebe. Photo Credit: Theparisreview.com

Chinua Achebe

He is called the father of modern African Literature and rightly so because Chinua Achebe was a tower. His poems negotiated the tensions within his culture with respect to colonialism, Christianity and masculinity.

In works such as Beware, Soul Brother and Another Africa, Achebe mesmerises and dares his readers to see things as he does.

The fact that he never shied away from his Igbo identity in his works but still gained global recognition is worth noting.

Last Edited by:Mildred Europa Taylor Updated: October 10, 2019

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