Thursday, April 17, 2008
The world just learnt of the passing away of a VIP Aimé Cesaire, a renowned french (original of the West Indies) poet and politician.
For those of us out there who might be wondering who he is, Aimé Cesaire is one of the founding fathers of the concept "Negritude", a concept that brought to light the acceptance of the black identity and culture.
This concept came to the limelight thanks to the francophone African literary writers in the likes of the first president of Senegal , Léopold Sedar Senghor.
Aimé Cesaire has been ill for a while but was hospitalised recently. Although I doubted his chances of sailing through due to his fading health (aged 94), I still kept all hopes alive.I wept this morning when I learnt of his death publicized on one of French's national channels (France 2).
Men like him are rare in this world, men who had courage against all odds to fight for humanity and justice, to fight against the tyranny of colonialism and imperialism. May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.
My happiness is that he left behind him a rich legacy, teaching us to be proud of who we are. I encourage you dear blogers to read about this great mind and some of his writings.
List of some of his inspiring poems:
The atomic rock Cristal, day and night, prophecy, and night tom tom
Labels: Aimé Cesaire gone to the great beyond
The world just learnt of the passing away of a VIP Aimé Cesaire, a renowned french (original of the West Indies) poet and politician.
For those of us out there who might be wondering who he is, Aimé Cesaire is one of the founding fathers of the concept "Negritude", a concept that brought to light the acceptance of the black identity and culture.
This concept came to the limelight thanks to the francophone African literary writers in the likes of the first president of Senegal , Léopold Sedar Senghor.
Aimé Cesaire has been ill for a while but was hospitalised recently. Although I doubted his chances of sailing through due to his fading health (aged 94), I still kept all hopes alive.I wept this morning when I learnt of his death publicized on one of French's national channels (France 2).
Men like him are rare in this world, men who had courage against all odds to fight for humanity and justice, to fight against the tyranny of colonialism and imperialism. May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.
My happiness is that he left behind him a rich legacy, teaching us to be proud of who we are. I encourage you dear blogers to read about this great mind and some of his writings.
List of some of his inspiring poems:
The atomic rock Cristal, day and night, prophecy, and night tom tom
Labels: Aimé Cesaire gone to the great beyond
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