Yahya Frederickson, Author at Witness

Yahya Frederickson

Yahya Frederickson has been a Fulbright visiting scholar in Syria and a Peace Corps volunteer in Yemen. His chapbook, Returning to Water, was published by Dacotah Press. He teaches at Minnesota State University Moorhead.

Letters from Kogi

By Yahya Frederickson

Poetry•Dismissing Africa - Vol. XXII (2009)

Lokoja, Kogi The longer you wait for someone, the more important he must be. In the gubernatorial hall, my colleagues and I wait an hour for the cabinet to arrive. Another hour for the governor, who is actually governor, prince, and millionaire in one person, a power trinity. Your Excellency, Messiah of Kogi State, I… [Read More]