A mother’s lamentation (For Somtochukwu Maduagwu), by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi
Ikunle Abiyamo (The kneeling of the mother) That is what the Yorubas call it when women prepare to give birth It can be literal or figurative Whether the birth takes place as you push on your kneesyelling yourself hoarse Or you lie with your feet spread wide apart while a new being almost splits you apart […]
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