This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I. Nwoga (ed.) West African Verse. Gabriel Okara presents the B...

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In Gabriel Okara's poem 'The Fisherman's Invocation', the Black is presented in relation to the child-front as a source of inspiration. The poem describes the fisherman's invocation of the sea and the Black as a way of invoking inspiration and creative energy. The Black is associated with the unknown, the mysterious, and the depths of the sea. The child-front represents a state of innocence and wonder, and the Black is seen as a source of wonder and creative potential that can inspire the child-front to explore and discover new things. Therefore, the Black is presented in a positive light as a source of inspiration and creative energy.