COUNTER-LYRIC: ALMAJIRI CHILDHOOD AND AGENCY IN THE POETRY OF ABDUL-RASHEED NA’ALLAH
Title: COUNTER-LYRIC: ALMAJIRI CHILDHOOD AND AGENCY IN THE POETRY OF ABDUL-RASHEED NA’ALLAH Authors: Stephen T. Ogundipe (PhD), Nigeria Abstract: This paper interrogates the Almajiri counter-lyric in Abdul Rasheed Na’Allah’s Almajiri African poetry. It explores how Na’Allah uses the aesthetic and affective power of poetry to restore voice and complexity to the Almajiri figure. The paper draws on … Read more