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Anti-Heroes and Quote Attribution

Jeremy Klemin Pulling from examples like Teju Cole and Albert Camus, Jeremy Klemin explores how some of the most memorable quotes from the giants of world literature were uttered by characters in their books, not the authors themselves. A Man of the People, cover art by Edel Rodriguez Not long ago, I was an […]

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In Memoriam: Why Poets Die (for Kofi Awoonor)

By admin - 2 Comments - 14 October 2013 - 6 minutes of reading

Emmanuel Iduma Audience at Kofi Awoonor memorial at the Nairobi Museum (Photo by Paul Munene, Quaint Photography) Let’s assume from the outset that poets die because they stand in the way of politics, and let’s find a way to defend this. We’re speaking specifically about Kofi Awoonor who, on Saturday September 21, was shot

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Anti-Heroes and Quote Attribution

In Memoriam: Why Poets Die (for Kofi Awoonor)

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