Selected Poems of Léopold Sédar Senghor

by Léopold Sédar Senghor, Abiola Irele (Editor), John Reed (Translator)

Selected Poems of Léopold Sédar Senghor

Genres: Poetry, African Literature, Africa

144 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1964

About the author

Léopold Sédar Senghor was a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist who served as the first president of Senegal (1960–1980). Senghor was the first African to sit as a member of the Académie française. He was also the founder of the political party called the Senegalese Democratic Bloc. He is regarded by many as one of the most important African intellectuals of the 20th century.