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42 poems by 29 African poets, side-by-side in both languages, bring you descriptions of life, love and nature, the sinking of the SS Mendi, politics, World War I and II and praise songs to great leaders. Be delighted and challenged by the treasures now accessible through the translation into English of the poetry of southern Africa. “This anthology is the first step in a praiseworthy project of opening up to the world the treasure-house of indigenous South African poetry through the medium of English translation.” – Prof JM Coetzee