Obama-Mentum

An Anthology of Transformational Poetry

edited by Abdul Rasheed Na’Allah

Obama-Mentum is a collection of poems that respond to the emergence in 2008 of Barack Hussein Obama as President of the United States. From Obama’s declaration at the Old Capitol in Springfield to contest, to his historic inauguration as President, this anthology captures people’s experiences and emotions in words, rythm and performance. Poets from around the world and a some debut poets express their aspirations and expectations in a transformational presidency. 63 poems are included.

£21.00

About the editors

Abdul Rasheed Na’Allah

Abdul Rasheed Na’Allah, is the vice chancellor of Kwara State University
in Nigeria He received a BA in 1988 from University of Ilorin, with a
thesis “Dadakuada: the trends in the development of Ilorin traditional
oral poetry”, subsequently published in African Notes., and in 1992
received a M.A. Literature in English from the same university. In 1999,
he received his PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of
Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, and was subsequently professor and chair of
African Studies at Western Illinois University. He is now the vice
chancellor or Kwara State University in Nigeria.