Language, Translation, and Poetic Realities

Akinloyè Òjó is Professor of Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies and Director of the African Studies Institute at University of Georgia, USA. His publications include In Flight: A Collection of Poems (2000), Africans and Globalization: Linguistic, Literary, and Technological Contents and Discontents (2017), Gender Equality and Human Development in Africa (2018), and Language, Society, and Empowerment in Africa and Its Diaspora (2022).

• AcknowledgmentsForeword by Akintunde Akinyemi1. Language, Translation, and Poetic Realities (LTPR): An IntroductionPart One: Akínwùmí Ìsòlá and His Poetry2. The Honest Man: Yorùbá Writer, Poet, and Language Sentinel 3. The Poetry Anthology: Àfàìmò Àti Àwon Àròfò MìírànPart Two: Akínwùmí Ìsòlá’s Language Dexterity4. Promoting African Languages: The Honest Man’s Quest for Splendor and Fairness5. Yorùbá Oral Traditions and Akínwùmí Ìsòlá’s Poetry6. The Proverbial Bard: Akínwùmí Ìsòlá’s Poetic Engagement of Yorùbá ProverbsPart Three: Akínwùmí Ìsòlá’s Poetry Rendered in English 7. Literary Translation and Cultural Understanding: Akínwùmí Ìsòlá's Àfàìmò Àti Àwon Àròfò Mìíràn as Working Data 8. The Affectionate Bard: Love and Other Extraordinary Emotions in Àfàìmò Àti Àwon Àròfò Mìíràn9. Language, Translation, and Poetic Realities (LTPR): A ConclusionNotesReferencesAppendix: Supplementary Material – Two Secondary CollectionsI. Akínwùmi Ìsòlá: A List of Selected WorksII. Akínwùmi Ìsòlá: A Pictorial PresentationIndex

Language, Translation, and Poetic Realities is a pacesetting book on the legendary work of Akínwùmí Ì??`lá. The book contributes excellently to the knowledge of his work and the genre. It is systematic, simple, and motivating.