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Title:Some Aspects of Swahili Poetry
Author:Knappert, Jan
Year:1966
Periodical:Tanzania Notes and Records
Volume:66
Pages:163-170
Language:English
Geographic term:East Africa
Subjects:Swahili language
poetry (form)
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
Literature, Mass Media and the Press
Abstract:In this article on Swahili poetry the author gives some insight into the form and content of poems in Swahili. This is illustrated by quotations from poems (in original and in translation) made by prominent Swahili poets.