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Fourthofjulyreunion, Lorna Van Gilst
Monday Morning, Bob De Smith
Coffee Time, Lorna Van Gilst
Suspicion, Mike Vanden Bosch
Melons In The Seed, David Schelhaas
Rag Rug, David Schelhaas
Farewell, Cousin Nick, Mike Vanden Bosch
Farewell, Cousin Nick, Mike Vanden Bosch
Pro Rege
This poem appears in the 1991 edition of Lyrical Iowa.
Only She, Bob De Smith
His Hand, Bob De Smith
To Aunt Grace, Called To Sing For Funerals, Mike Vanden Bosch
To Aunt Grace, Called To Sing For Funerals, Mike Vanden Bosch
Pro Rege
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Monarchs, Bob De Smith
Endurance Test, Lorna Van Gilst
Living Words, Mike Vanden Bosch
Advent, John Zinkand
Grace, Mike Vanden Bosch
Old Earth, Mike Vanden Bosch
Ready For Christmas?, John Zinkand
Centennial Anthem, James C. Schaap
Taxi Faith, John Zinkand
Good Friday, April Fools, John Zinkand
Song Of The Publican, 1990s, Mike Vanden Bosch
Kitchen Table Farming, Lorna Van Gilst
The Politics Of Exile: Ama Ata Aidoo's Our Sister Killjoy, Gay Wilentz
The Politics Of Exile: Ama Ata Aidoo's Our Sister Killjoy, Gay Wilentz
Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature
Ama Ata Aidoo's Our Sister Killjoy or Reflections from a Black-Eyed Squint is a relentless attack on the notions of exile as relief from the societal constraints of national development and freedom to live in a cultural environment conducive to creativity. In this personalized prose/poem, Aidoo questions certain prescribed theories of exile (including the reasons for exile)—particularly among African men. The novel exposes a rarely heard viewpoint in literature in English—that of the African woman exile. Aidoo's protagonist Sissie, as the "eye" of her people, is a sojourner in the "civilized" world of the colonizers. In this article, I examine …