Tuesday, June 27, 2006

News at Eleven: "The poets are addressing

perennial issues in the Eritrean psyche: the constant presence of war and dispute, first the 30-year war for independence, from 1961 to 1991, and then the 2-year border war, from 1998-2000. Even today, Eritrea and Ethiopia are still wrangling over the border agreement," says [Charles] Cantalupo, professor of English, comparative literature and African studies at Penn State's Schuylkill Campus in northeastern Pennsylvania.

from Penn State Live: Penn State professor helps bring Eritrean poetry to global attention

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