Chasing the Tail of the African Revolution
Shall we Break it Down? To ‘chase one’s tail’ means to take vigorous action that doesn’t lead to meaningful progress in the long run. It is an idiom inspired by don’t stop now… read on!
Tag: Sudan
Why South Africa is not really a Country
History starts everyday. 2010’s rash of 50th anniversaries is another opportunity for African nations (some more urgently than most) to look again with an objective blend of subjectivity at their most-referenced bastion of identity, the Name. don’t stop now… read on!
Tayeb Salih's Season of Migration to the Stars
Salih was that great painter of the Sudanese countryside, and chronicler of his compatriots’ spirit. Reading his book was the luminous window into the world I entered. don’t stop now… read on!
Sudan! Sudan!
At a reading, someone once asked what inspired my poem, ‘Sudan! Sudan!’ The short answer was: crossing the longest river in the world, during a visit to the largest country don’t stop now… read on!