Graves that make mattocks uproot flowersTo make space, to host humans and corona. Wanjohi wa Makokha is the pseudonym under which the Kenyan literary critic and scholar Dr JKS Makokha writes and publishes his poetry. He considers himself simply as a poet from Africa, whose poetic inspiration draws from the continent and the world of the age he exists in. His first book of poems, Nest of Stones (Langaa: 2010) was published under the same name. He has taught literature in Germany, Somalia and Kenya and currently teaches Literature and Theatre at Kenyatta University.

Source: The Star December 13, 2020 01:52 UTC