The Penguin Book of Modern African PoetryBy: Gerald Moore 'Poetry, always foremost of the arts in traditional Africa, has continued to compete for primacy against the newer forms of prose fiction and theatre drama.' This wonderfully comprehensive anthology of African poetry has been expanded to include ninety nine poets from twenty seven countries, thirty one of whom appear for the first time. Equally wide ranging is the content of the poetry itself: war songs and political protests jostle