Lifelines - African proverbs for daily living

These proverbs and commentaries provide inspiration, a "lifeline" for each day.

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Showing posts with label Fire. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Fire. Show all posts

Friday, May 21, 2010

To Zayda: Not entering fire

Even if you are brave, you can't enter a fire. (Ghana) Dear Zayda, Prime Minister Golding came out and apologized on Monday night. He ad...

Friday, May 7, 2010

To Zayda from her Shangazi - burning passion

Child & Family Letter to Zayda born April 30, 2010 Man who carry straw cannot fool with fire.(Jamaica) Dear Zayda, You will find that fa...

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Fire unbound

Creation: Spring & Easter The one tending the fire is most likely to be singed. (South Africa) The earliest human beings could see fire ...

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About Me

Yvonne McCalla Sobers: Kingston, Jamaica; I am a Jamaican who writes fiction and non-fiction. I graduated from the University of the West Indies and taught English and history for much of my career. I live in Kingston, and frequently travel to North America. I have also visited several islands in the Caribbean as well as Mexico and Ecuador. In addition, I worked for many years in Britain and in Ghana. Living in Africa helped me to identify the roots of proverbs I learned as a child when I first fell in love with these sayings. I am the author of the cookbook Delicious Jamaica! Vegetarian Cuisine (Book Publishing Company, 1996). Askhari Johnson Hodari (of Birmingham, Alabama) and I are joint authors of Lifelines: The Black Book of Proverbs (Random House, 2009) NOTE: Profile photo is taken by Sabriya Simon

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