Senghor was a politician in the French legislature, during the colonial period; rose to a ministerial position. Then with independence became president. He was a politician poet.
Another example is oyono, who became a politician in ahidjo’s govt, a major player for decades.
Oh, and no one would call senghor a freedom fighter! He who put dia in prison!
Kenneth Harrow
Dept of English and Film Studies
http://www.english.msu.edu/people/faculty/kenneth-harrow/
From: usaafricadialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Cornelius Hamelberg <corneliushamelberg@gmail.com>
Reply-To: usaafricadialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Date: Monday 23 January 2017 at 12:11
To: usaafricadialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Today's Quote
Chidi,
Your emphasis was " a good poet"
'Poetry' by Amilcar Cabral | African Heritage
Amilcar Cabral - Poem by alexander opicho
Vaclav Havel : It is I who must begin
“Political poetry”
Consider : “Muhammad's dead poets society”
On Sunday, 22 January 2017 20:01:50 UTC+1, Chidi Anthony Opara wrote:
IBK,
Senghor was a Poet, freedom fighter and "accidental" President in that order.
CAO.
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