{"product_id":"after-the-ceremonies-new-and-selected-poems-paperback-softback-9780803296947","title":"After the Ceremonies; New and Selected Poems (Paperback \/ softback) 9780803296947","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAfter the Ceremonies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNew and Selected Poems\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAma Ata Aidoo (Author), Helen Yitah (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780803296947\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 March 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e276 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.42 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAma Ata Aidoo is one of the best-known African writers today. Spanning three decades of work, the poems in this collection address themes of colonialism, independence, motherhood, and gender in intimate, personal ways alongside commentary on broader social issues. \u003ci\u003eAfter the Ceremonies\u003c\/i\u003e is arranged in three parts: new and uncollected poems, some of which Aidoo calls “misplaced or downright lost”; selections from Aidoo’s \u003ci\u003eAn Angry Letter in January and Other Poems\u003c\/i\u003e; and selections from \u003ci\u003eSomeone Talking to Sometime\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e               \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Although Aidoo is best known for her novels \u003ci\u003eChanges: A Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOur Sister Killjoy,\u003c\/i\u003e which are widely read in women’s literature courses, and her plays \u003ci\u003eThe Dilemma of a Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnowa\u003c\/i\u003e, which are read and performed all over the world, her prowess as a poet shines in this collection.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676720132376,"sku":"9780803296947","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/after-the-ceremonies-new-and-selected-poems-paperback-softback-9780803296947","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}