💜Introduction 💜

African poetry encompasses the wide variety of traditions arising from Africa's 55 countries and from evolving trends within different literary genres. It is a large and complex subject, partly because of Africa's original linguistic diversity but primarily because of the devastating effect of slavery and colonization, which resulted in English, Portuguese and French, as well as Creole or pidgin versions of these European languages, being spoken and written by Africans across the continent.

'Expression of Agony' is a collection of poems that tells about African culture, history, tradition and lifestyle. There's going to be more to learn from this poem book so, stay tuned and have a wonderful read.