Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - What went wrong?

Moses, "good writing", indeed, re:

"For T.B. Joshua not to get away with murder, we must remain vigilant. Some will say that even if he gets away with it, he won't be the first. It's true. But nothing stops us from using this particular case to chart a new direction in our social life. What does it say about us as a nation if a man gets to lie and cheat his way out of the murder of 116 people?"- The Dangerous Lies Of TB Joshua, By Ebenezer Obadare ▷ NAIJ.COM" -


Cf.

"Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) is missing. I mean hiding. No, he has not fled the country. He is, as it should be, in fine fettle, dispensing dollops of Biblical wisdom to his extensive flock. But other than that, he has been hiding, by which I mean that he has morally abdicated. In the middle of a grave national emergency, the kind that most countries experience only once in a generation, the esteemed man of God has stood out by his conspicuous silence. And what a loud silence it is " - Where Is Daddy G.O.? By Ebenezer Obadare - Premium Times Nigeria


and

"But that is not the real tragedy. The real tragedy is that, by not effectively challenging this perspective on African decline, the African intelligentsia has mostly allowed depraved African dictators to get away with the moral scandal that is their individual tenures. As we speak, Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, 92 next month, continues to wave this delusional wand, to the chorus of intellectuals who have now substituted neoliberalism for imperialism" - Kids In Need Of Desks; A Continent In Need Of A Moral Overhaul By Ebenezer Obadare | Sahara Reporters








From: Moses Ebe Ochonu <meochonu@gmail.com>
To: USAAfricaDialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 5:30 AM
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - What went wrong?

"I think we have to ask people to read, like ikhide, read voraciously, and the words will sink in till you want to be writing yourself."

Ken,


I totally agree. You have to read good prose if you want to write well. I'm a sucker for sumptuous, elegant prose. I tell my students this; I tell them that they can write their way into my heart and an A. I have my favorite writers, including some people on this list. Has anybody read the prose of the Nigerian scholar, Ebenezer Obadare? I read him and savor his good writing. Okey Ndibe writing is one of the purest, elegant proses you will ever encounter. I don't just read good scholarly writing; I also read good journalistic writings and literary essays. Those are probably my favorite because they are shorter and more compact.

On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 4:15 PM, Kenneth Harrow <harrow@msu.edu> wrote:
Having read Mouth Sweeter than Salt, I can attest to toyin's wonderful, engaging style…and to his modesty.
Good prose style is not really taught in school. You have to have a feel for language, actually love words and their sound, their sweetness, or sharpness. We can listen for it, admire it, and play with it. Those averse to this are losing out on one of the great joys of life. I had a friend who was an important writer in England—of Pakistani origins. To improve his work he studied Chekhov closely. I think we have to ask people to read, like ikhide, read voraciously, and the words will sink in till you want to be writing yourself.
ken

Kenneth Harrow
Dept of English and Film Studies
Michigan State University
619 Red Cedar Rd
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-803-8839
harrow@msu.edu
http://www.english.msu.edu/ people/faculty/kenneth-harrow/

On 29/08/16 16:29, "Toyin Falola" <usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups.com on behalf of toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

The moderator has come again, to borrow from Fela:
If you read pieces from Moses, Farooq, Bolaji, Buba and Obi, you enjoy them for the pleasure of the language. I don't always agree with the contents, to be sure, but I have hosted dinner just to enjoy the language.

My own prose is mediocre as I did not have the pleasure of having parents to send me to a good school. I don't even know my father!

So the question is at what point did we lose it?
How come these folks can write so well, and in that same space today, many can no longer do?

For aspiring politicians this is not a Buhari issue!!

At what point did Nigeria get it wrong?
TF

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