Sierra Leone's poetry originated in the late 19th century, and poetry was published in English and lingua franca, Krio in from
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Among the first newspapers established in the colonies in 1860, the most famous were the Sierra Leone newspapers [high quality] of the late 19th and 20th centuries, which was founded in September 1884 by Rev. JC May. With the help of Dr. EW Blyden, edited by JC May's brother Cornelius, who became the mayor of Freetown in the 1920s.
Poetry is sometimes written by settlers [mainly Europeans] who immigrate to the country. The first Krio poem appeared in the weekly news of Sierra Leone on Saturday, April 21, 1881. Others appeared in the June 23, 1888 and July 1907 issues. Although most poems are written by non-Sierraans, they are a source of inspiration. For educated Sierra Leoneans, they were eager to prove that they were capable poets as well as their European counterparts. Poetry is usually written in the form of regular feet, lines and rhymes, just like fashion. Therefore, the publication of poetry in the new poetry has soared. According to Leo Spitzer, this practice lasted for a long time. from
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Contains a series of such poems.
Then Gladys Casely-Hayford and Thomas Decker write poems at Krio. Gladys Casely-Hayford's preferred poetry is named after Krio from
Take this one from
[1948]. In 1948, Thomas Decker published three Creole poems. These are ' Plasas' yesterday, Tiday en Tumara' Slip Gud'.
But these early published poems in Creo from
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It has a restrictive and restrictive influence on the fair development of Sierra Leone's poetry. Because it helps to limit the poetry of Sierra Leone to the west. Since there was no written literature at the time, parts of the country remained focused on oral poetry.
There is always a direct relationship between the development of written literature and education. Education in Sierra Leone is mainly concentrated in the early colonial period in the western region. It was only later that some schools were established in the provinces. But in addition, because many people did not send their children to school as soon as possible, education has not been widely accepted by the provinces. Only in 1906, the first secondary school was established in the provinces.
The beginning of education in the western region and the indifference of people in other regions to education have led most recognized poets to come mainly from the western region. This is also reflected in the masculinity of the genius Krio, who largely failed to penetrate and exploit the rich cultural traditions and customs of the countries they are largely ignorant. Therefore, their works are characterized by a lack of traditional myths, legends and legends, unlike other West African writers, especially Nigerians, Christopher Okibo, Wole Soyinka and JP Clark, who use this verbal legend extensively. Christopher Okigbo often uses the myth of the water girl in his poems, and both Wole Soyinka and JPClark use the myth of Abiku.
The poetry of the pioneering Sierra poet was inferred rather than traditional and cultural material with Christian religious doctrines and principles and moral clichés. Even the emerging Krio culture rarely spreads through them. But they also wrote about the social problems of the burning era.
But in a poem like Joseph's Betrothal. Gladys Casely - Hayford changed Krio's tradition ' put-stop' Jesus' secular parent Joseph and Maria's Jewish ritual. In "Birth" Baby Jesus was wrapped in blue lappah' and laid at home to tan the skin, not the band and the manger. Later poets used some cultural materials. Lemuel Johnson participated in the "Prodigal" magazine ' featured ' Awujoh' &' KuOmojade' two Krio traditional ceremonies.
The ensuing educational communication accompanied the missionary activities to promote the dissemination of literature in almost all regions of the country, thus breaking the previous monopoly on poetry creation in the western region. As a result, the number of poems in the country has increased over the past four decades. Through the efforts of Nura Bay College, Njala University College, and Milton Margai Teachers College, drafting and holding literary activities such as creative writing and poetry readings provided motivation. These efforts have been complemented by the Writers' Association, the Fula Bay College Bookstore and various campus bulletin boards and magazines.
Therefore, it can be said that most of the poems in Sierra Leone were written in the 20th century. But the poetry of this period clearly deviated from the early forms of poetry, especially in their style and limited scope within their theme. The pioneer poet insisted on traditional forms of poetry using conventional line lengths and rhyming schemes. Their simplistic poetry usually expresses plain emotions and strong religious Christian teachings. Most poems are themselves fanatics, strongly influenced by 19th-century English poets and the Bible, common prayers and hymns. One of them, Crispin George is a long-term choir. They lived in the turbulent period of nationalism and self-determination and other politically unstable political and political movements. Their poetry was not very impressive except that a few used Christian doctrine to hide their desire for social justice. This is true for the poems of Crispin George and Jacob Stanley Davies, and to a lesser degree Gladys Casely-Hayford.
Modern poets, Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka and Christopher Okigbo's contemporaries, when they were abroad, mainly in the UK, contacted modern British poets such as Gerard Manley Hopkins, TS Eliot, Ezra Pound and DH Lawrence to break the previous poetry tradition They bear their style through modern influence. They also began to inject some African customs and traditions into their poems because they felt alienated and cut off from their roots. Therefore, they abandoned the ancient writing methods and the rhythm of free poetry, the distortion of logical syntax, obscurity and personal symbols and images. They critically studied the values and standards of the United Kingdom and the United States that have so far been easily accepted. They asked about racism and other social ills because they suffered racial discrimination and their degrading consequences in their place of residence in foreign countries.
For example, Abioseh Nicol's poetry spans the vanguard and young modern poets, showing some African consciousness, rather than blindly accepting foreign values, eager to eventually return to Sweet Sierra Leone.
Most of Gaston Bart-William's poems focus on racism and racial discrimination. Jacob Stanley Davies Although the pioneering poet who expressed Christian doctrine in his poetry has some poems, such as "Scorpio." This seems to be related to eternal problems. Crispin George is in the "help to postpone" #39; get rid of the restrictions of the rhyming program.
Much progress has been made since the change of the image of Sierra Leone's poetry, although print publishing opportunities are not as popular as they were at the time. But the image of this change will be an interesting study.
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