Sikhahlel' u-OR - A Praise Poem, by Mongane Wally Serote Egypt

Sikhahlel' u-OR - A Praise Poem, by Mongane Wally Serote EgyptPoet laureate and antiapartheid struggle veteran Mongane Wally Serote presents an epic poem in praise of the life of the late Oliver Reginald Tambo, who served as president of the African National Congress from 1967 to 1991. Skhahlela uOR, written in beautiful, incantatory English, has a rhythm and a forward motion that is compelling and meditative. This praise poem touches on OR Tambos childhood in Bizana in the Eastern Cape, the struggle, his role

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