Origins of the Syma Species by Oburumu, Tares

Origins of the Syma Species (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781496237026)

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Origins of the Syma Species by Oburumu, Tares

Origins of the Syma Species

$17.95
Origins of the Syma Species by Oburumu, Tares

Origins of the Syma Species

$17.95
Format: Paperback
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Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets

Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, Tares Oburumu's collection is a brief history of where he came from: Syma, a neglected oil-producing region of Nigeria. After growing up with a single mother in the creek- and brook-marked region, and himself now a single parent, Oburumu examines single parenthood and how love defines family circles. Mixing music, religion, and political critique, Origins of the Syma Species evokes pasts and futures.

Inspired by the relative chaos found in the origin of things, Oburumu's poems explore how the beauty of chaos binds us to our ancestral roots. In his poems Oburumu identifies with anyone who is a single parent or is dealing with the lonely trauma of a broken home. His poems instill hopefulness in a world that has the means to throw many into poverty and agony.

Author: Tares Oburumu
ISBN-10: 1496237021
ISBN-13: 9781496237026
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2024
Pages: 72
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d
By Tares Oburumu
By Tares Oburumu
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Tares Oburumu lives in Yenagoa, the south side of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. He is the winner of the Green Author Prize for poetry. His works have appeared in Connotation Press, Bluepepper, Woven Tales Press, Afrocritik, and Eunoia Review, among many other journals.

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