1. A Far Cry From Africa by Derek Walcott
... north of Africa contains some of the old Arabic civilizations of the eastern half of our world, including Libya, which is across the Mediterranean from Italy, and Egypt, where historical records show at least one or more black African Pharaohs before the period of time described in the Bible's New Testament. Walcott may or may not be interested in these ideas ... fact, the very fulcrum of his being so involved and so intense about the subject in the first place: not just humanistic anger, but also a very personal outrage. "I who am poisoned with the blood of both, Where shall I turn, di...
- Word Count: 4862
- Approx Pages: 19
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate