Poems

Head in the Sand (To the accompaniment of the song: O ntan ra re je o O ntan ra re je Afasegbejo, o ntan ra re je) Global warming is a figment Of liberal imagination: Melting Arctic ice Is a dollop of cream in the sun Rising oceans Are bodies of water at play That seven-year drought in Utah Is just...

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Published in:Caliban
Main Author: Osundare, Niyi
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Presses universitaires du Midi 2022
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/caliban/6784
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Summary:Head in the Sand (To the accompaniment of the song: O ntan ra re je o O ntan ra re je Afasegbejo, o ntan ra re je) Global warming is a figment Of liberal imagination: Melting Arctic ice Is a dollop of cream in the sun Rising oceans Are bodies of water at play That seven-year drought in Utah Is just a dusty joke The flood which buried the Koma village Is a scene from Noah's epic The desert's coastward march Is a quest for a cool companion Afasegbejo o ntan ra re je See.