A poem to all ‘Lost Poems’ by Wole Soyinka

The 1986 Nobel Laureate in Literature Nigerian poet Wole Soyinka reads his poem 'Lost Poems' from "Samarkand and Other Markets I Have Known"
#WorldPoetryDay
The video was recorded at Harvard University in April, 2005.
Credits: Simon Stanford (production)

Пікірлер: 20

  • @jenniiferpiiter8868
    @jenniiferpiiter886815 күн бұрын

    happy birthday!!! to the poem man !!! HALLELUYAH PRAISE THE LORD

  • @owendureke5148
    @owendureke51484 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Poet Soyinka. We are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.

  • @fitcircus
    @fitcircus4 жыл бұрын

    Happy birthday Prof Wole Soyinka. You are a great writer! Truly one of a kind.

  • @billlyspencer3118
    @billlyspencer31184 жыл бұрын

    Love this poetry!! Just read Mike Monahan-'Wintertide' Fantastic!!

  • @tolutoludo
    @tolutoludo5 жыл бұрын

    Amazing one, thanks for sharing. WS is a legend.

  • @ibikunlelaniyan1268
    @ibikunlelaniyan12685 ай бұрын

    I have a poem to celebrate Soyinka at 90

  • @OlowoRotimi
    @OlowoRotimi5 жыл бұрын

    Legendary!

  • @john.momo.
    @john.momo.5 жыл бұрын

    Wow !!! Marvellous

  • @Regnard999
    @Regnard9992 жыл бұрын

    What a genius mind!!!😍😍

  • @kamulegeyaowen3756
    @kamulegeyaowen37564 жыл бұрын

    The Pan-African literacy legend...salute.

  • @gladshaynebarnigo5240

    @gladshaynebarnigo5240

    3 жыл бұрын

    hi. can u tell me what's the meaning of this poem?

  • @ibikunlelaniyan1268
    @ibikunlelaniyan12685 ай бұрын

    Am looking for Soyinka

  • @kimswhims8435
    @kimswhims84354 жыл бұрын

    Legend!

  • @Exquisite11
    @Exquisite113 жыл бұрын

    Man old and smart😍😍

  • @ibikunlelaniyan1268
    @ibikunlelaniyan12685 ай бұрын

    A book of poetry

  • @AllSectorsHearThis
    @AllSectorsHearThis3 жыл бұрын

    I was deeply moved by the Poem called, 'The Blues Singer.' Which book is it in?

  • @ajosei3599
    @ajosei35992 жыл бұрын

    can someone tell me what this poem means

  • @onyiiilo378
    @onyiiilo37810 ай бұрын

    A poem to agbado, amala and ewedu tribe 🤮

  • @kamulegeyaowen3756
    @kamulegeyaowen37564 жыл бұрын

    The Pan-African literacy legend...salute.