Four poems titled “Determination,” “Dear Death:,” “Tell ‘Em I Ain’t Home,” and “An Ode To Queen Mumbi,” by Waithira Mbuthia (Karanja)—from the portfolio of African poetry. This article is only available in print.

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SUBSCRIBE NOW BOMB 28/Summer 1989