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An Interview with Cherbo Geeplay - A Liberian Poet Based in Australia

Who is Cherbo Geeplay and where was he born? I am an African who takes pride in his origins. I consider myself as a pan-Africanist, a Garveyite in that respect, and a great admirer of Edward Wilmot Blyden. I come from humble beginnings, like most of my fellow citizens. I was born in Pleebo, Liberia, where my dad worked for the Firestone Rubber Company as a teacher. Both of my parents hailed from River Gee. Most of my time growing up was lived in the southeastern part of Liberia. My origins are a beautiful Grebo story of salt fish, coconut, farina, cassava, dry rice, pepper soup, fufu, and palm butter, but also of vibrant village life laced with African traditions and urban culture. I come from both of these worlds, deeply rooted in my customs but a modern man in so many ways. These are the mores that make me who I am.

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley s book on Black History Month reading list

Professor Patricia Jabbeh Wesley s book on Black History Month reading list

Image: Penn State February 15, 2021 ALTOONA, Pa. Patricia Jabbeh Wesley’s latest book, Praise Song for My Children: New and Selected Poems, is included on the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) 2021 Reading List for Black History Month. CLMP members such as independent presses and literary journals were asked to recommend books and magazines for the list. Jabbeh Wesley recently had her first fictional short story, Our Casualties, published in Vox Populi, an online magazine on politics, poetry, and nature. Our Casualties is based on the civil war in her home country of Liberia. Jabbeh Wesley is a professor of English and African Literature at Penn State Altoona.

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