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Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by Alexaonfleek: 10:41pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
Rip sir. I read 'Abiku' in secondary school,but I don't know if it's his own or wole soyinka's own. |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by N3wman: 11:11pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
I love "Streamside Exchange" gwafaeziokwu |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by N3wman: 11:14pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
jaymichael: His "song" is my best poem I can look the sun in the face |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by seunayantokun(m): 11:29pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
He left Nigeria with its casualties. The Casualties By J.P. Clark The casualties are not only those who are dead. They are well out of it. The casualties are not only those who are dead. Though they await burial by installment. The casualties are not only those who are lost Persons or property, hard as it is To grope for a touch that some May not know is not there. The casualties are not only those led away by night. The cell is a cruel place, sometimes a haven. No where as absolute as the grave. The casualties are not only those who started A fire and now cannot put out. Thousands Are are burning that have no say in the matter. The casualties are not only those who are escaping. The shattered shall become prisoners in A fortress of falling walls The casualties are many, and a good member as well Outside the scenes of ravage and wreck; They are the emissaries of rift, So smug in smoke-rooms they haunt abroad, They do not see the funeral piles At home eating up the forests. They are wandering minstrels who, beating on The drums of the human heart, draw the world Into a dance with rites it does not know. The drums overwhelm the guns… Caught in the clash of counter claims and charges When not in the niche others left, We fall. All casualties of the war. Because we cannot hear each other speak. Because eyes have ceased the face from the crowd. Because whether we know or Do not the extent of wrongs on all sides, We are characters now other than before The war began, the stay-at-home unsettled By taxes and rumours, the looters for office And wares, fearful everyday the owners may return. We are all casualties, All sagging as are The cases celebrated for kwashiorkor. The unforseen camp-follower of not just our war. |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by holyshadow: 11:37pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
...The casualties are not only those who died in war. Though they await burial by instalment...RIP prof |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by solz007(m): 11:43pm On Oct 13, 2020 |
May His Soul Rest In Paradise...Amen! |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by Pelxmiye(m): 12:07am On Oct 14, 2020 |
LadySarah: Hmmmm.. that's another way to look at it, their generation had its highs and lows..but we may never see such a bright gem again in our own generation or ever in Nigeria, education isn't what it was. |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by Xantel(f): 2:22am On Oct 14, 2020 |
Oh rest in peace sir |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by marylandcakes: 3:14am On Oct 14, 2020 |
tutudesz: Rest in peace. He was a great writer, I remember some of his poems during literature at school. 1 Like |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by yadnus1(m): 4:00am On Oct 14, 2020 |
Rest in peace the great poet,you have made your mark in the field of literature. I still remember this nugget from you..... You who will drive forward But look at the rear mirror Look at the traffic and casualties blocking the road To the market..... He drives well who returns Again and again with fresh wares. |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by Virus99: 5:27am On Oct 14, 2020 |
uncleinans: Well I was born in the 90s |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by Joshmanfashion(m): 6:15am On Oct 14, 2020 |
RIP |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by RAGEofFIRE: 6:19am On Oct 14, 2020 |
Eriokanmi: |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by wink2015(m): 7:28am On Oct 14, 2020 |
tutudesz: Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clarke has lost his brother. It is a loss to the literary world, Delta state and Nigeria at large. Rip 1 Like |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by Eriokanmi: 7:34am On Oct 14, 2020 |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by rita25(f): 8:32am On Oct 14, 2020 |
wole soyinka will bw sitting very uncomfortably on his chair after recieving this news but its great to be the last man standing he deserves that LAYCONS money for he is the real BIG BROTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Officialgarri: |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by Nobody: 8:42am On Oct 14, 2020 |
Agbor Dancer. Great writer and an even greater man |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by wman(m): 8:52am On Oct 14, 2020 |
R.I.P Sir |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by GreyLaw(m): 10:31am On Oct 14, 2020 |
pozehnani: I cannot stop laughing at this ignorance, whether feigned or real I know not. Do yourself a little favour: read the history of Nigeria from a very neutral point of view, not post-war nonsense, and understand for yourself who is who. |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by pozehnani(f): 11:04am On Oct 14, 2020 |
GreyLaw: You can go ahead and wallow in history. Fact remains that ikwere is not igbo. I mean.. this is common sense thing. Where is ikwere located? Is it in any of the igbo states? No. Its in RIVERS State and that is not in any way an Igbo state. So what exactly is your point? The "Igbo" language they even speak is nothing close the pure igbo. You'll still hear some elements of the ikwere dialect in it. So??... IKWEREANS ARE NOT IGBOS. Quote me from now till eternity. It won't change anything. |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by babyfaceafrica: 11:08am On Oct 14, 2020 |
SnOOpERr:we are talking of giants, you are mentioning snails
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Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by SnOOpERr: 11:36am On Oct 14, 2020 |
babyfaceafrica: Hey not nice. They re the new giant. Who's gonna write for the upcoming generations?. The dead from their grave? |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by Finnestgreat: 12:19pm On Oct 14, 2020 |
R.I.P to a LEGEND. I love all his poems especially "stream side exchange" may his soul rest in perfect peace |
Re: Prof. John Pepper Clark Is Dead by Ayobami7(m): 10:10pm On Oct 14, 2020 |
Rip Sir |
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