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Gambian Literature and Writings

The following information on Gambian Writers is meant to be shared with those interested in Gambian authors and their works. Many thanks to Dr Jean Dominique Pénel, the coordinator and director of the research and to whom this is dedicated, Dr Mamadou Tangara, (Coordinator, The Gambia-EC projects), Dr Pierre Gomez, (Senior Lecturer, University of The Gambia) and Mr Saihou Bah (Principal, Sheikh Mass Kah School)

Katchikali

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Tuesday, October 07, 2008

What magic spells

held the first men,

wandering in darkness

heads bowed to draw

breath, refuge from toil

and say

this is our home

Katchikali

Four years later, Katchikali, another collection of 69 poems was published. It was in 1971. Katchikali is a sacred crocodile pool in Bakau, in the Greater Banjul Area. It is also the title of one of the poems (n°56).

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