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Mdundo wa Maneno — A Book of Poems (Dieudonné Bacinoni)
Three dancers, arms raised, mid-celebration. A Swahili poetry collection, for anyone who wants words to carry rhythm before they even carry meaning.
« Mdundo wa maneno » — the rhythm of words — lives up to its title: the cover shows three figures mid-dance, arms raised, wide smiles, and that's exactly the energy Dieudonné Bacinoni tries to hold in his verses. « Kitabu cha mashairi », a book of poems, written in Swahili rather than Kirundi or French — a choice that alone widens its reach well beyond Burundi's borders.
Poetry the way you dance
Bacinoni, already the author of several collections in different languages and forms before turning to the novel and the essay, returns here to what he's long mastered: the short line, the striking image, the rhythm you feel before you understand it.
Just 42 pages — the kind of book you keep in a bag, for a break, a commute, a stolen moment in the day.
Order it now — it fits anywhere.
- Author: Dieudonné Bacinoni
- Genre: poetry
- Language: Swahili
- Pages: 42
- Weight: 75 g
