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Liberia: Anchoring the Bicentennial in Unity

The Oxford dictionary defines bicentennial as “the two-hundredth anniversary of a significant event.” This definition barely scratches the surface of the bicentennial Liberians are now poised to commemorate. A country’s bicentennial is a momentous mi ....

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Award-Winning Poet Cherbo Geeplay: Neo-colonialism A Cause of Concern in Places like Liberia


Award-Winning Poet Cherbo Geeplay: Neo-colonialism A Cause of Concern in Places like Liberia
Award-Winning Poet Cherbo Geeplay: Neo-colonialism A Cause of Concern in Places like Liberia
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As a poet, Geeplay’s works are rooted in tradition, transcending the particular to reach into the universal, thus becoming serious literature, powerful and relatable to all.
Thirteen years of civil conflict nearly destroyed the small West African nation of Liberia in the late 20th century. The period of reconstruction that followed in 2003 has surprisingly resulted in an explosion of local literature, some of it world-class in quality. A nation destroyed by war has suddenly produced writers of world-renown and hope for its literature lies on the horizon. “Usually wars or crises provide a new germination, if you will, like a forest that burns down and where new vegetation sprouts,” notes Liberian poet, Cherbo Geeplay. Such a phenomenon is taking place in Liberia today. ....

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