The poems in this collection address the cultural and spiritual needs of Black people. In Dawnsong Toure successfully develops a heroic poetry that creates its own artistic matrix. In these poems Toure takes the reader back to ancient Egypt and, at the same time, demonstrates the relevance of Egyptian history and, at the same time, demonstrates the relevance of Egyptian history and mythology to the lives of contemporary Africans on the continent and in the diaspora.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Third World Press
Published: 12/01/1999
ISBN: 9780883782095
Pages: 105
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.62h x 4.24w x 1.05d

Review Citations: Black Issues Book Review 09/01/2000 pg. 39