The Atlantic meets the Mediterranean: Transfluvia in Romeo Oriogun's The Gathering of Bastards.

This essay explores the spiritual, poetic, and political dimensions of water in Romeo Oriogun's The Gathering of Bastards, situating his work within the lineage of post-independence African poets such as Gabriel Okara and Christopher Okigbo. Central to Oriogun's poetics is a ritualistic "river-call"...

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Publicado en:	Atlantic Studies Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 85 - 99
Autor principal:	Ajumeze, Henry Obi
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2026
Materias:	Political science Symbolism African literature Mass migrations LGBTQ+ rights movements Postcolonial literature Animism Spirituality Atlantic Ocean Mediterranean Sea Edo State (Nigeria)
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