This author claimed his "spirit is open like a sail and as mobile as a palm" at the end of "Elegy of the Trade Winds," which is found beside his "Elegy of Carthage" and "Elegy for the Queen of Sheba."
This author claimed his "spirit is open like a sail and as mobile as a palm" at the end of "Elegy of the Trade Winds," which is found beside his "Elegy of Carthage" and "Elegy for the Queen of Sheba." Another of this author's poetry collections, which takes its title from a season in the Sahel, describes him looking at fishermen through his telescope and reading mirrors. In one poem, this author claims "We are men of dance, whose feet get stronger as we pound upon firm ground," and that poem is addressed to entities the author "greets in silence." Many of his poems use the onomatopoeic "tom-tom" such as one that claims "Dressed in your color that is life, in your form that is beauty." His poetry collections include Shadow Songs and Ethiopiques, both of which were written before this author was elected to the French Academy in 1983. For 10 points, name this poet and President of Senegal.
This author claimed his "spirit is open like a sail and as mobile as a palm" at the end of "Elegy of the Trade Winds," which is found beside his "Elegy of Carthage" and "Elegy for the Queen of Sheba."
Leopold Senghor