This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. ...

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In the poem 'For Christopher Okigbo,' the mood of the poet is that of grief. The poet expresses deep sorrow and a sense of loss at the death of his friend, Christopher Okigbo. The poem is filled with lamentations and the speaker talks about the void left by Okigbo's death. The overall tone of the poem is sorrowful and mournful, suggesting that the poet is grieving the loss of his friend.