08-23-2024, 03:59 PM
Originally, I was going to choose my own poet, as I wanted to start work while I was at a workshop starting 1st August. But I couldn't make up my mind! So I decided to stick with my assigned poet. Unfortunately, I have never heard of him, so have had to do some research. That's not proved easy as he wrote in French, I believe, and although I have found some English translations, they are way over my head! This was a black African man who was the first president of Senegal, much of whose work appears to involve images of black women. I am a white woman who comes from a country which heavily colonised large parts of Africa and stripped them of their resources, so it's no wonder I find it difficult to relate! I am persevering at the moment, trying to think of some imagery I can use. I'm trying hard not to give up, as the point to me of signing up was to stretch my creative ideas. Wish me luck!