Dec 17, 2009

A Far Cry from Africa | Critical Overview

When analyzing ‘‘A Far Cry from Africa,’’ most critics comment on the poem's message and what it reveals about the poet, rather than the technical aspects of its creation. In an article titled ‘‘West Indies II: Walcott, Brathwaite, and Authenticity,’’ Bruce King remarks, ‘‘The poem is remarkable for its complexity of emotions’’ and that it ‘‘treats of the Mau Mau uprising in terms that mock the usual justifications for and criticisms of colonialism.’’ King notes that the narrator is stricken with ‘‘confused, irreconcilably opposed feelings:...