{"product_id":"new-generation-african-poets-a-chapbook-box-set-saba-hardcover-anthology-edition-9781617759727","title":"New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set (Saba): Hardcover Anthology Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for the chapbook series: \u003cbr\u003e\"Dawes and Abani have taken on the vital project of publishing short collections by contemporary poets from Africa, packaged together in beautiful boxed sets.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An ambitious, vital project that delivers exactly what it promises...As a group, the chapbooks dispel stereotypes about African writing. They also illustrate what editors Dawes and Abani note about the many ways poets can understand or redefine their ties to Africa. These insights are poignant and valuable, especially at a time when millions around the globe find themselves somewhere between new countries and ancestral lands they've left behind.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A collection pulsing with fresh talent in a series that poetry lovers worldwide should be grateful for.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe limited-edition box set is a project started in 2014 to ensure the publication of up to a dozen chapbooks every year by African poets through Akashic Books. The series seeks to identify the best poetry written by African poets working today, and it is especially interested in featuring poets who have not yet published their first full-length book of poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe eleven poets included in this box set are: \u003c\/b\u003e Michelle Angwenyi, Afua Ansong, Adedayo Agarau, Fatima Camara, Sadia Hassan, Safia Jama, Henneh Kyereh Kwaku, Nadra Mabrouk, Nkateko Masinga, Jamila Osman, and Tryphena Yeboah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dawes, Kwame\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617759727\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.94d","brand":"Kwame Dawes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32972936577099,"sku":"9781617759727","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_a9017e25-5004-466a-9046-5c1b4bbba6f5.jpg?v=1606343253","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/new-generation-african-poets-a-chapbook-box-set-saba-hardcover-anthology-edition-9781617759727","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}