May the vision of a new world within you shine. See through to the glory of the awakening age. Woven in history, like a mountain rope. Guided by our heart's clearest light. A flowering of truth instead of pain. There's their work, wisdom, and creativity. To make a loving harvest of space and time. Continue reading...

His first book of poems, ‘An African Elegy,’ contains some of his best known poems, including the title poem, which is a set text in schools, and ‘ To an English friend in Africa.’ His epic poem, ‘Mental Fight,’ has been widely read and embraced.

Okri, who served as poetry editor for West Africa magazine, has published numerous books, including the novels The Last Gift of the Master Artists (Other Press, 2022) and The Freedom Artist (Akashic Books, 2019); the short story collection Prayer for the Living (Akashic Books, 2019); the prose-poetry hybrids Tales of Freedom (Rider, 2009) and A ...

Okri's volume of collected poems, A Fire in My Head: Poems for the Dawn, was published in 2021, its title inspired by a line in Wole Soyinka's poem "Death in the Dawn": "May you never walk / when the road waits, famished."

2023年8月17日 · To give this hour in history its true name? A priority? We’re the not so slow. Suicide of the world. We are the not so. Fast saviours of the world. O what I would give. Poison the air, the sea and the forests. And beauty will they listen?

4 天之前 · The Best Poem Of Ben Okri An African Elegy An African Elegy We are the miracles that God made To taste the bitter fruit of Time. We are precious. And one day our suffering Will turn into the wonders of the earth. There are things that burn me now Which turn golden when I am happy. Do you see the mystery of our pain?

2023年4月10日 · In Rise Like Lions, Booker Prize winning writer Ben Okri has compiled a collection of poems that celebrate the many voices of politics, from polemics and rallying cries to lyrics and meditations.

See through to the glory of the awakening age. Woven in history, like a mountain rope. Guided by our heart's clearest light. A flowering of truth instead of pain. There's their work, wisdom, and creativity. To make a loving harvest of space and time. 30.6k. Vitæ, -- …

In eight sections Okri paints man’s fate and offers a broad perspective on the new age. At the end of this long and compelling poem, Okri shows that he knows his classics. In fact, what he conjures up in his grand and visionary style is the idea of man’s creative capacity. Mental Fight is an ode to language and to the spirit of mankind.

By Ben Okri. Share. I walked your aqueducts at dawn. With giant legs they bestrode the landscape. Of the Moors. ... Like Romans. On stilts, bearing water across the sky. Source: Poetry (December 2023) Share. This Poem Appears In. Read Issue. More About This Poem. Related. Audio. Segovia. By Ben Okri. Listen now. Poems & Poets. Collections; Poem ...