Further Reading
- "Unfettered, Unfree." The Times Literary Supplement, No. 3390 (16 February 1967): 125. (Praises the sharpness of imagery in p'Bitek's Song of Lawino.)
- Fike, Matthew A. "Jean Toomer and Okot p'Bitek in Alice Walker's In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens." MELUS 25, no. 3-4 (fall-winter 2000): 141-60. (Examines how Walker's treatment of material from Toomer and p'Bitek further illuminates her essay's handling of black women writers.)
- Gathungu, Maina. "Okot p'Bitek: Writer, Singer or Culturizer?" In Standpoints on African Literature: A Critical Anthology, edited by Chris L. Wanjala, pp. 52-61. Nairobi: East African Literature Bureau, 1973. (Discusses point of view in p'Bitek's poetry. Using biographical information, Gathungu attempts to determine if any of the characters or beliefs p'Bitek describes in his writing represent his own beliefs.)
- Liyong, Taban lo. "On Translating the Untranslated: Chapter 14 of Wer pa Lawino by Okot p'Bitek." Research in African Literatures 24, no. 3 (fall 1993): 87-92. (Discusses the translation of chapter 14 from We pa Lawino, the Acholi-language version of Song of Lawino, which does not have a chapter 14 in its English publication.)
- Mbughuni, P. "A Grain of Wheat, Song of Lawino, Song of Ocol, and Kongi's Harvest." UMMA 5, No. 1 (1975): 64-74. (Analyzes the literary treatment of political values in East African literature. Mbughuni uses A Grain of Wheat, Song of Lawino, Song of Ocol, and Kongi's Harvest to discuss the ideals and reality of politics and literature.)
- O'Brien, Sara Talis. "Okot p'Bitek and Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol." In A Teacher's Guide to African Narratives, pp. 45-61. Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann, 1998. (Provides background on the Acholi people of Uganda, explanation of literary techniques and plot outlines of Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol, and information on p'Bitek's life and works to inspire classroom discussion of African literature.)
- Ofuani, Ogo A. "Okot p'Bitek: A Checklist of Works and Criticism." Research in African Literature 16, No. 3 (Fall 1985): 370-83. (Presents a brief bibliography of works on p'Bitek.)
- Ogunyemi, C.O. "In Praise of Things Black: Langston Hughes and Okot p'Bitek." Contemporary Poetry 4, No. 1 (1981): 19-39. (Discusses how Langston Hughes and p'Bitek have helped to demythicize the image of the black man through their poetry.)
- Serumaga, Robert. "Okot p'Bitek." In African Writers Talking, edited by Cosmo Pieterse and Dennis Duerden, pp. 149-55. New York: Africana Publishing Corporation, February, 1967. (Serumaga and p'Bitek discuss the Uganda National Theatre and its place in Ugandan culture.)
- Wanambisi, Monica Nalyaka. Thought and Technique in the Poetry of Okot p'Bitek. New York: Vantage Press, 1984, 139 p. (Book-length analysis of p'Bitek's literary techniques and themes.)
- Ward, Michael R. "Okot p'Bitek and the Rise of East African Writing." In A Celebration of Black and African Writing, edited by Bruce King and Kolawole Ogungbesan, pp. 217-31. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975. (Discusses the emergence of East African literature after independence. Ward asserts that p'Bitek's poetry displays a strong sense of East African identity.)
- wa Thiong'o, Ngugi (James Ngugi). "Okot p'Bitek and Writing in East Africa." In Homecoming: Essays on African and Caribbean Literature, Culture and Politics, pp. 67-77. London: Heinemann, 1972. (Presents an overview of East African literature. Wa Thiong'o discusses p'Bitek's Song of Lawino in terms of its place in East African literature.)
- Weinstein, Mark. "The Song of Solomon and Song of Lawino." World Literature Written in English 26, No. 2 (Autumn 1986): 243-44. (Asserts that "The Song of Solomon" was a source for Song of Lawino and analyzes aspects of love poetry found in p'Bitek's work.)
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