Piano and Drums
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"Piano and Drums" is a postcolonial poem by Nigeria
n poet Gabriel Okara
. Like "The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down
", another of his poems, it is concerned primarily with the Euro-African cultural dichotomy.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n poet Gabriel Okara
Gabriel Okara
Gabriel Imomotimi Gbaingbain Okara is a Nigerian poet and novelist who was born in Bomoundi in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. In 1979, he was awarded the Commonwealth Poetry Prize.-Writing:His most famous poem is "Piano and Drums"...
. Like "The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down
The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down
"The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down" is a poem by Nigerian writer Gabriel Okara. It contemplates its speaker's feelings on having left Africa and its culture....
", another of his poems, it is concerned primarily with the Euro-African cultural dichotomy.