International Journal of Literature and Arts

Volume 13, Issue 3, June 2025

  • Research Article

    Aesthetic Portrayal of Food in Contemporary African Poetry

    Taiwo Austin Stanley Osanyemi*

    Issue: Volume 13, Issue 3, June 2025
    Pages: 56-62
    Received: 25 March 2025
    Accepted: 2 April 2025
    Published: 29 May 2025
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijla.20251303.12
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    Abstract: Contemporary African poets have artistically projected the import of African food into modern African literature; this representation has popularised and promoted some African meals by giving them global recognition. However, the portrayal of food in African literature, especially within poetry has little or no consideration scholarly. This is the ... Show More