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\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;Abani . . . explores place and humor, exile and freedom with poems of experience and imagination . . . [he] enters the wound with a boldness that avoids nothing. Highly recommended.\u0026rdquo; \u0026mdash;\u003cI\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;Stunning poems.\u0026rdquo; \u0026mdash;\u003cI\u003eNew Humanist\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA self-described \u0026ldquo;zealot of optimism,\u0026rdquo; poet and novelist Chris Abani bravely travels into the charged intersections of atrocity and love, politics and religion, loss and renewal. In poems of devastating beauty, he investigates complex personal history, family, and romantic love.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cI\u003eSanctificum\u003c/I\u003e, Abani\u0026rsquo;s fifth collection of poetry, is his most personal and ambitious book. Utilizing religious ritual, the Nigerian Igbo language, and reggae rhythms, Abani creates a post-racial, liturgical love song that covers the globe from Abuja to Los Angeles.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cI\u003eI say hibiscus and mean innocence.\u003cBR\u003eI say guava and mean childhood.\u003cBR\u003eI say mosquito netting and mean loss.\u003cBR\u003eI say father and it means only that.\u003cBR\u003eHappen that we all dream, but the sea is only sea.\u003cBR\u003eHappen that we call upon God but it is only a breeze\u003cBR\u003eruffling a prayer book in a small church\u003cBR\u003ewhere benches groan in the heat . . . \u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cB\u003eChris Abani\u003c/B\u003e was born in Nigeria in 1966 and published his first novel at sixteen. He was imprisoned for his writings, and after his release he eventually moved to the United States. He is the author of ten books of poetry and fiction, including the best-selling novel \u003cI\u003eGraceLand\u003c/I\u003e. He teaches at the University of California-Riverside and lives in Los Angeles.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e |
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