In a century where civilization rapidly takes over our time, people in search of what the future might be and rather ignoring the past, “Africa Speaks” is a collection of poems that travels back to the past in a time where slavery was part of the stock market, it explores the ways of the African people, uncovering the lost pages of history. “Africa my Africa” one of the featured poems, commerce the book by reminding readers of the great nations of Africa involved in the slave trade, while “The Children of Africa” vividly elaborate on the ways of the African children as carried forward to this day. This 96 pages of forgetting history is not only written for blacks or the descendant of former slaves, instead it is written for any who wishes to take a glimpse at the past and remind ourselves of what we have left behind instead of searching for the future when we clearly know that without the past, there is no future.
Reading this book gives you a historic, geographical, cultural, religious and psychological tour of Africa.
Africa My Africa
Africa my Africa Africa my motherland Mother or Fatherland Childless you went almost But he that intervened The God of all nations
Africa my Africa Mother of nations great Nigeria in the west Ethiopia in the east remains With labor pangs You brought them forth
Africa my Africa Father of Egypt To the north, be so planted And Zimbabwe, the south remains And for Africa that mothered them all
Africa my Africa Your discovery had brought you pains Children and grandchildren To the great sea you lost Continents with them were fed
Africa my Africa In Vain labor no more Loose a child, but to no one Your great nations do protect For he shall intervene When you cry for help
Excerpt
The greatest crime of our time is that we have forgetten our history
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Reviewed by Faithtoms Solution
9/16/2025
Hi [Toris Okotie],
Congratulations on your powerful work Africa Speaks 🎉 — your poetry collection beautifully reconnects readers with the richness of African history, culture, and heritage. Your journey from Warri through diverse schools and life experiences shows deeply in your writing, making your voice authentic and compelling.
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congrats on your book, toris; sounds wonderful! i really would love to read it for myself! (((HUGS))) and much love, your texas friend, karen lynn. :D god bles you, toris!
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