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The Markas : an anthology of literary works on Boko Haram / edited by Tanure Ojaide [and three others].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nigerian literature (English).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxx, 189 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lagos, Nigeria : Malthouse Press Limited, [2019]
- Summary:
- This anthology is an outcome of literary writers reaction to the Boko Haram insurgency in the north-eastern part of Nigeria. Lives therein have not only been extensively disrupted by the groups violent tactics and the mind-numbing levels of physical destruction and thousands of deaths, but also in the dislocation of millions of people, with most of them seeking refuge in urban centres, especially Maiduguri, for safety. These refugees, classified as Internally Displaced Persons and in camps guarded by Nigerian soldiers, have received worldwide attention. Writers in the affected areas and elsewhere in Nigeria have responded in their poetry, short stories, and non-fiction some of which are collected here.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Editor's Note
- Editors
- Contributors
- Contents
- Introduction. The Boko Phenomenon: challenges for the Nigerian State and Society
- References and Works Cited
- PART I - POETRY
- Nereus Tadi Yerima
- Sister, the sky is grey again
- News
- Peace will Return
- Folu Agoi
- Tears for Chibok
- Tactical Manoeuvre
- Part of a Whole
- Khalid Imam
- I Salute the Bravest of Storms
- Maiduguri
- In the Nest of Tears
- Benjamin Armstrong Zugu
- God Deliver Us...
- Razinat T. Mohammed
- What will I say?
- I Returned
- My Arrest
- Uvie Giwewhegbe
- Haram
- Idris Musa Okpanachi
- The Ashes
- Children of Travellers
- Olive Chinyere Amajuoyi
- Cries from the Forest (For Chibok girls)
- We are not safe
- Ode to Leah Sharibu
- Adama Y. Balla Yerima
- Standstill...
- Terrorist
- Abubakar A. Othman
- The Legacy Gardens of Borno
- Trembling Night
- The Date Fruits of MARKAS
- Abdulsalam El-Mubashir
- Girl Bomber
- For the Kidnapped Chibok Girls
- Abubakar M. Joda
- Explosion in Arewa
- Anita Jacob
- In Sambisa
- Mujtaba S. Abubakar
- Don't Worry
- Ofoko Ogechi
- Can't You for a Moment Rest, Mosquito Boys?
- Iquo Dianaabasi Eke
- To Survive the War
- The Stacato Was No Firework
- Centenary Condolences
- Love wears many faces
- Su'ur Eddie Vershima Agema
- The Waiter of the Skull
- Nightmares Raised on the Fringes
- Tolani Salawu
- When Is The End?
- Adama H. Idrisu
- A Day of Tears
- Safiya Ismaila Yero
- My Northeast Dream
- Rachel Msendoo Kaase
- Beasts were Babies
- George Chukwu
- Dear Faimata
- Inertia
- Linda Jummai Mustafa
- The Last Meal
- Daniel Yohanna
- I Want to Learn
- I Wish to See You Again
- Where is Our Patriot?
- Jack Vincent
- Yerwa
- Darkness
- Tanure Ojaide
- Fortunately
- He Was One of Us, Shekau.
- Tashan Bama
- Ruth Bariki
- Boko Haram
- PART II - THE DIALOGUE POEMS
- Hyeladzira Balami
- The Markas, Site Not Seen in Maiduguri, june 2018
- Bypassing the Markas
- The Site Not Seen
- The Curator of Markas
- The Three Musketeers
- PART III - FICTION AND NON-FICTION
- My Daughter, My Blood
- Command and Compliance
- Home is no place to Stay
- Rite of Passage
- Flying Over the Crises
- They Call Me Helen
- Dashed Hopes (for the Nyanya blast)
- The Long and Empty Road
- Back cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9789785739824
- 9785739821
- OCLC:
- 1124528608
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