I Am An African

Author: Wayne Visser

Publisher: Yourpod, 2008.

Description: This unique collection brings together 22 poems by South African poet and writer, Wayne Visser, including the already popular and much cited “I Am An African”. There are poems inspired by countries (Botswana; Egypt; Ghana; Namibia; South Africa and Tanzania). There are tributes to the people of Africa (e.g. First People; Little Foot; Mandela and De Klerk), its sacred places (Okavango; Sterkfontein Caves) and its natural bounty (Baobab; Canyon of Mirrors; Ode to the Elephant). And there are various poems about the great continent itself (Africa Calls to Me; God Bless Africa; I Know a Place in Africa; I Weep for Africa; Prayer for Africa; Separation). The collection is dedicated to the people of Africa, who never cease to amaze and inspire - with their colourful diversity, warm humanity, unquenchable hope, tireless resilience and indomitable spirit.

Academic citation: Visser, W. (2008) I Am An African: Selected Africa Poems by Wayne Visser, Coventry: Yourpod.

Ordering: Available for purchase at yourpod.co.uk,  amazon.co.uk and other online retailers.