Nigerian Poetry

A Mother in a Refugee Camp Poem by Chinua Achebe Summary, Notes and Line by Line Explanation in English

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Introduction Chinua Achebe’s poem “A Mother in a Refugee Camp” focuses on the pitiful situation of a mother with her dead child, whom she is about to bury and soon she will force herself to forget her dead son. This poem with brilliant imagery has compared the situation with that of the ideal icon of … Read more

Mango Seedling Poem by Chinua Achebe Summary, Notes and Line by Line Explanation in English

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Introduction Though Chinua Achebe’s poem “Mango Seedling” seems to be about a mango seed starting to emerge as a tree, it is about getting the readers to open their eyes and see the truth of what is happening in Africa. Achebe wants to shed light on the beautiful African culture which the people are ignorant … Read more