Yoruba Poetry: An Anthology of Traditional Poems

by Ulli Beier (Editor), Susanne Wenger (Illustrator)

Hardcover in very good condition, with clipped dust jacket in good condition. Illustrated by Susanne Wenger. Jacket design by Kenneth Farnhill. Jacket is marked and sunned. Edges are creased and nicked, including small tears. Board spine ends are slightly bumped. Page block head is lightly blemished. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW

Genres: Africa

126 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Taken from the back of The Origin of Life and Death: African Creation Myths (Heinemann, 1966): "ULLI BEIER is an associate professor in the Department of Extra-Mural Studies of the University of Ibadan. He is the editor of Black Orpheus, author of several books on African art and literature, including African Mud Sculpture, and one of the founders of the Mbari clubs in Ibadan and Oshogbo. He likes translating poetry from Yoruba and German."