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DENNIS BRUTUS

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Poems found: 107

NIGHTSONG: CITY

SIMPLE LUST IS ALL MY WOE.

STUDIOUS HIGH-SCHOOL BOY HE LOOKED

ABOVE US, ONLY SKY

I AM THE EXILE

I MUST SPEAK

IN THE DOVE-GREY DOVE-SOFT DUSK

IN THIS COUNTRY

IT WAS A SHERDED WORLD I ENTERED

OUR AIMS OUR DREAMS OUR DESTINATIONS

SOMETIMES A MESH OF IDEAS.

STEELING ONESELF TO FACE THE DAY

STILL THE SIRENS

SOUNDS BEGIN AGAIN

THERE WAS A GIRL

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THE ONLY WORTH

THEY HANGED HIM, I SAID DISMISSIVELY

TO THOSE WHO PERSUADE US

TODAY IN PRISON

TULIPS

WITH MY CUSTOMARY RESTRAINT

TRIBUTE FOR RUTH FIRST

ABAFAZI (WOMEN)

ALL VOICES

AT A FUNERAL

AT NIGHT

BEGINNING TO THINK

CATENA

COICES OF CHALLENGE

DAWN AT EASTER

DAYLIGHT

DUSK

ENDURANCE: 1

ENDURANCE: 2

ENDURANCE: 3

ENDURANCE: 4

ENDURANCE: 5

ENDURANCE: 6

ENDURANCE: 7

EVEN NIGHTINGALES

EXILE

FEBRUARY '64

FEBRUARY, 1990

FINALLY THE HOARSE VOICE-TRIBUTE TO ETHERIDGE KNIGHT

FLIGHT - THE EXILE - EXIT

FOR A DEAD AFRICAN

FOR ARTHUR ASHE

FOR CHIEF

FOR KAREN

FOR MY SONS AND DAUGHTERS

FOR WCJB; MY BROTHER, WHO DIED IN EXILE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY: U.N.

HANGED

HARVEST

HOPE

I AM ALIEN IN AFRICA AND EVERYWHERE

I AM OUT OF LOVE WITH YOU FOR NOW

I HAVE COMMUTED BETWEEN THE WORLD'S CAPITALS

IDEAS

IM MEMORIAM: OLIVER TAMBO

IN PRISON

IN REMEMBRANCE

INDIAN GROUND

INHERITORS

ISLA NEGRA: FOR NERUDA

JAMESON ROAD, GELVANDALE

LETTERS TO MARTHA, 1 AND 2 (1)

LETTERS TO MARTHA, 1 AND 2 (2)

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

MEMORY

MOVING INTANGIBLY

NAMES

NORTJE AT THE BOD

ON THE COMING VICTORY

ON THE ISLAND

ONE WORLD WEEPING

ORION'S BELT IS OUT

OUR ALLIES ARE EXILES

OUR HANDS MEET

PICTURES OF AJLON

POEMS ABOUT PRISON, SELS.

POSTSCRIPTS 2

PRAYER

PRISON

REMEMBERING

ROBBEN ISLAND SEQUENCE

SEQUENCE FOR SOUTH AFRICA 1

SEQUENCE FOR SOUTH AFRICA 2

SEQUENCE FOR SOUTH AFRICA 3

SEQUENCE FOR SOUTH AFRICA 4

SEQUENCE FOR SOUTH AFRICA 5

SEQUENCE FOR SOUTH AFRICA 6

SHADES OF RED

SIRENS CONTRAIL THE NIGHT AIR

SIRENS, KNUCKLES, BOOTS

SONG

SUCCESS CANNOT REDEEM DESPAIR

AIR

FORT PRISON; FOR NCADP AND JOHN SPENKELINK, MAY 26, 1989

GUERILLAS

THEIR BEHAVIOUR

THIS SUN ON THIS RUBBLE

TOMORROW

TRIBUTE FOR STEVE BIKO

UNDER HOUSE ARREST

VIENNA

WILKINSBURG



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