POETRY UNLIMITED - Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

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Today we feature legendary Kenyan writer and academic, Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o who has penned down a poem inspired by the Coronavirus epidemic. Prof wa Thiong'o has authored dozens of revolutionary books including Weep Not, Child, (1964) ; The River Between, (1965) ; A Grain of Wheat, (1967, 1992) and Petals of Blood (1977). Take a listen to his poem, Dawn of Darkness read by Kaya FM’s Creative Executive, Mohau Bosiu.
9 May 2020 3AM English South Africa Religion & Spirituality

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