Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Our Civilization Collapsed (Poem)(Repost)

I am sure Chidi has enough 

poems for an anthology.  He should

take your suggestion.TF the book

guru/ maestro  could publish it at 

his Pan African Press.

Dr. Gloria Emeagwali
Professor of History/African Studies, CCSU
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From: 'Michael Afolayan' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2024 5:26 PM
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Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Our Civilization Collapsed (Poem)(Repost)

 

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I even like the graphic and trumpeting nature of the word "beasts." I'm sure being a free stylist, Chidi will have no problem incorporating the suggested synonym. I wonder if Chidi is planning an anthology of his poems; it's a book I would eagerly purchase!

On Sunday, July 28, 2024 at 02:07:53 PM EDT, 'Emeagwali, Gloria (History)' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:

A beautiful poem, indeed - although I would

replace "animals" with "beasts"in line 5-

for alliteration purposes.🤗

Dr. Gloria Emeagwali
Professor of History/African Studies, CCSU
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From: 'Michael Afolayan' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
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Beautiful. Simply beautiful!

MOA

On Friday, July 26, 2024 at 08:18:18 AM EDT, Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA <chidi.opara@gmail.com> wrote:

By Chidi Anthony Opara 

A new day

Without the sonorous 

Songs of songbirds 

And the bustle 

Of busy humans and animals.

The sun struggled to rise,

Struggled to shine,

Weighed down

By the dark couds of July.

The clouds unleashed rain, 

The rain drenched and drained 

Our knapsack of knowledge.

The iron birds 

Could no longer fly,

The medicine men,

The medicine women

No longer know 

The cure for our illnesses,

Our civilization collapsed.

The rain 

Rained in torrents

And drenched our earth

Devoid now

Of our knapsack of knowledge.

(Poem presented as social service, all rights reserved)

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Chidi Anthony Opara is a Poet, Institute Of Information Management Professional Fellow, MIT Chief Data Officer Ambassador and Editorial Adviser at News Updates.

He is a recipient of International Award/Recognition For Excellence In Data And Information Management, with 253 mentions on Academia(academia.edu)as at July 22nd, 2024.

More about him here: https://independent.academia.edu/ChidiAnthonyOpara

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