in just this way
does our Motherland reach out?"
Although The Black Panther is an African Cat does not close with 'To Walk Familiar Streets in Omaha' it seems a fitting way to end this review.
"What if I could walk the streets
of the city where I was born
….
what if I could lay down my pen
and not write of this
because my dreams had come
to be.
Reviewer's note: Capitalizations and punctuation have been added to some of Langa's quoted verses for reader ease. The original text is all lower case. The book of poems can be purchased by mail from Aframerican Bookstore, 3226 Lake Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68111, (402)455-9200. The Black Panther is an African Cat is published by House of August Press. Langa's address is: Mondo we Langa, 27-768, P.O. Box 2500, Lincoln, Nebraska 68542 For more information see: www.aframericanbookstore.com
