{"product_id":"we-are-still-in-the-fort-poems-9780826500007","title":"We Are Still in the Fort: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Muyaka Bin Haji Al-Ghassaniy | Richard Prins\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Vanderbilt University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: African\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Are Still in the Fort\u003c\/i\u003e is a curated selection of about seventy poems by Muyaka bin Haji al-Ghassaniy divided into three sections spanning the quotidian, the amorous, and the political. The first part, \"I Swipe Their String of Fish: Poems of Mombasan Society,\" features his often satirical commentary on daily life in Mombasa. The second part, \"Take Your Misery With You: Poems of Love and Marriage,\" focuses on his psychologically sensitive observations on the volatility of love, marriage, and illicit affairs. The last part, \"We Are Still in the Fort: Poems of War and State,\" includes epigrammatic critiques of local political leaders and a series of anti-imperialist poems defending Mombasa's independence against the invading Omani Empire. The volume also features contextual materials on Muyaka and the context of Swahili poetry, a translator's note, and introductions for each of the three sections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vanderbilt University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47774013194391,"sku":"9780826500007","price":1915.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780826500007.webp?v=1777982928","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/we-are-still-in-the-fort-poems-9780826500007","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}