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Because Sadness Is Beautiful?: Poems Paperback – May 15, 2020

by Tanaka Chidora (Author), Tendai R. Mwanaka (Editor)

"Tanaka Chidora writes with the nerve and verve of firework displays in these poems. There is “a peace armed to the teeth” here, and over there “words are just fugitives scuttling away from the recognition of the reader.” Through this burst of iron vocabulary discipline, the poet suggests that even if sadness could be all we are left with, we still need to give sadness a try until it becomes beautiful, because sadness has always been beautiful, anyway." - Memory Chirere, University of Zimbabwe

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  1. Print length
    130 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Mwanaka Media and Pub
  4. Publication date
    May 15, 2020
  5. Dimensions
    5.75 x 0.5 x 8.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1779295960
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1779295965
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About the Author

Tanaka Chidora is a poet, literary critic and academic who teaches Creative Writing and Theories of Literature in the Department of English at the University of Zimbabwe. Some of his works appear in Zimbolicious (Volume 4), The Standard's Gourd of Consciousness poetry corner (Zimbabwe), and Brave Voices Poetry Journal. Tanaka is currently working on two novels, the first an auto-fictional memoir of his childhood in Mbare, and the second a collection of a Chitungwiza commuter's diaries.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mwanaka Media and Pub
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 15, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 130 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1779295960
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1779295965
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.5 x 8.25 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #9,142,269 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)