Reviews

Dance the Guns to Silence: 100 Poems for Ken Saro-Wiwa by Kadija Sesay, Fred D'Aguiar, Pascale Petit, Sarah Maguire, Chenjerai Hove, Nathalie Handal, Edward Kamau Brathwaite, Benjamin Zephaniah, Niyi Osundare, Nii Ayikwei Parkes, Helon Habila, Amiri Baraka, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Paulo da Costa, Lemn Sissay, Kwame Dawes, Martín Espada, Chris Abani, Syl Cheney Coker, Moniza Alvi, Jayne Cortez

repeatbeatpoet's review

hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Great collection, varied selection of writers from across geographies, genders, ages, and types of poetry. This is poetry as memorial and as activism, and is a fitting tribute to Ken Saro-Wiwa's ongoing work of environmental and indigenous activism, his teaching, and his poetry.