Product Description: Although the past two decades have seen a wide recognition of the notable fiction written in French by African women, little attention has been given to their equally significant poetry. A Rain of Words is the first comprehensive attempt to survey the poetic production of these women, collecting work by forty-seven poets from a dozen francophone African countries...read more

Product Description: Designed specifically for American high school and college students. The workbook format of this study guide encourages an active approach to the reading. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)