Last week, Kenyans joined the rest of the world in celebrating Father’s Day on Sunday. Good fathers are those who sire and inspire their offspring through words, acts and presence of support. In the literary world, on the same June 21st but 115 years ago, the birth of a unique father occurred. This landmark text was compiled and edited by Senghor, himself a poet and one of the fathers of modern African poetry. They include the doyen of African literary criticism and prominent Africanist from Nigeria, the late Prof Francis Abiola Irele, formerly of Harvard University.

Source: The Star July 05, 2020 01:52 UTC