The eighteen poems deal with the eminent kenyan writers political commitment. She always seeks to infuse her poetic statements with optimism. The poems are addressed trenchantly to such issues as the current ideological crisis in the emergent American-led 'new world order', gender relations, and Africa's destiny in the global village. | My Mother's Poem and Other Songs. Songs and Poems by Micere Githae Mugo, Paperback | Indigo Chapters