Ebony Dust

by Bai Moore

VG (small stain on bottom edge), softcover, 1st edn, poems from Liberia, f/o inscription on front pastedown from Accra, 111pps.

Genres: Poetry

122 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Gigi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ebony Dust is a Literary treasure from pre-civil War Liberia. It consists of over 100 poems; mostly pertaining to life in Liberia. I appreciate that the author took time to include a few poems written in various Liberian dialects. The edition I had was published by Sedco, it includes pictures and footnotes to enhance the readers understanding of each poem. For years, I have searched for his work in stores and online but have been unsuccessful. Luckily, I was able to secure a copy of this gem via the public library- unfortunately this is the only work by Mr. Moore in their collection. Ebony Dust is a love letter to Liberians and has remained a staple over all these years.

Ebony dust - written in 1962


Other work by Bai T. Moore- Murder in the Cassava Patch

[Lucia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moore is considered one of the foremost and essential Liberian writers. His status is well-earned, he paints colorful scenes of his travels in the tempo, rhythm and voice of his world.

[K's Bognoter · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hvis du umiddelbart tænker, at en samling liberianske, politiske digte på frie vers fra 1962 ikke lige er noget for dig, så har du nok ret. Hold trygt inde med at læse videre. Selv større fans af poesi end jeg ville formentlig medgive, at Bai T. Moores digte i dag primært har historisk interesse.

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