The Kwansaba is an African American verse form of praise created in 1995 by Eugene B.
Thus, a Kwansaba is a heptastich, a poem of seven lines, with seven.
The poetic style of the Kwansaba utilizes the number seven, the numeric foundation of Kwanzaa.
The Poems honor Kwanzaa, a celebration of family and African American culture, and praise writers such as Richard Wright and Sonia Sanchez.
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Louis Poet Laureate and professor of English at Southern Illinois-East St.
Redmond, East St.
The Kwansaba is an African American verse form of praise created in 1995 by Eugene B