tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13037630.post4997916732840769674..comments2021-04-28T18:41:26.700-05:00Comments on african poetry review (usa): a review of taban lo liyong's translation of p'bitek's seminal "song of lawino"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16172639665290272629noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13037630.post-1097536890549031712009-12-07T06:23:02.065-06:002009-12-07T06:23:02.065-06:00Hey Mark, i agree with what you said. Am big criti...Hey Mark, i agree with what you said. Am big critic of some Lo lyong's work myself. I think he should lead and direct poetry by example of his work, not emulating the works of others in his own epiphany. If he or any poet choose to do so, then they must maintain the original thought in the manuscript. I have also note that different clergy men often misinterpretate some of the verses in the JSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196920341827590984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13037630.post-61059935898112148122009-09-25T08:26:03.270-05:002009-09-25T08:26:03.270-05:00Point well taken, Sami. But as I attempt to point ...Point well taken, Sami. But as I attempt to point out in my review, as poetry I think lo Liyong's translation fails (for the most part).<br /><br />And if the translation of a poem isn't poetry, what's the point?<br /><br />In this particular instance it seems more an exercise of lo Liyong's hubris than anything else; of lo Liyong believing himself to "know better" than Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172639665290272629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13037630.post-6943267578151443182009-09-23T10:19:42.297-05:002009-09-23T10:19:42.297-05:00Hey there, I hail from Madison-Wisconsin but origi...Hey there, I hail from Madison-Wisconsin but originally from Sudan. I read both literary works of Lyiong and O'pitek long time ago. I think the essence of their work much more to do composition of their tribal customs not western literature. I believe that's where the disconnect fail to grasp a huge audience. But try Wole Soyinka and you'll see what i mean. lol<br /><br />Sami YounisJSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196920341827590984noreply@blogger.com