82nd Division by Aderibigbe, D. M.
82nd Division by Aderibigbe, D. M.

82nd Division

THE POEMS IN 82ND DIVISION, written in various forms including the villanelle, sonnet, blues poem, duplex, ode,...
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Author: D. M. Aderibigbe
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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82nd Division by Aderibigbe, D. M.

82nd Division

$67.99 $37.90
82nd Division by Aderibigbe, D. M.

82nd Division

$67.99 $37.90
Author: D. M. Aderibigbe
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

THE POEMS IN 82ND DIVISION, written in various forms including the villanelle, sonnet, blues poem, duplex, ode, and dramatic monologue, among many others, are collectively a love song to the author's native Nigeria--a former British colony. In the book, whose title poem chronicles the lives of West African soldiers who fought alongside the British in World War II, Aderibigbe examines his homeland's colonized past with brutal clarity and striking musicality, and considers how this past continues to shape every facet of his life and contemporary Nigerian life--be it the holidays that are celebrated, the preferred language of interaction among peers and friends, how a mother expresses love to her child, or the type of movies and snacks consumed.

Beyond its thematic unity, lustrous language, and formal virtuosity, this sparkling collection is tied together by Aderibigbe's graceful exploration of the humanity of the people, landscape, and histories that populate the book's pages.



Author: D. M. Aderibigbe
Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd.
Published: 12/02/2025
Pages: 88
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781636142425


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/01/2025

About the Author
Aderibigbe, D. M.: - D.M. ADERIBIGBE was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. He is the author of How the End First Showed, winner of the Brittingham Prize in Poetry. He has received fellowships and scholarships from the Mississippi Arts Commission, Sewanee Writers' Conference, the James Merrill House, Provincetown's Fine Arts Work Center, Art Omi/Ledig House, Ucross Foundation, Jentel Foundation, and Boston University. His poems have appeared in Tatu: New-Generation African Poets, a Chapbook Box Set, the Atlantic, the Nation, Ploughshares, the Southern Review, and New England Review, among others.
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