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TEMPTATION
(A new poem by J T, December 2011)
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FEATURED POETRY by J T Brown and John Wyndham: MYTHOLOGY OF ANCIENT IFE
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The ability to create art is a gift from the gods according to ancient Ife's mythology. The Mask of Obalufon, above, is about 600 to 800 years old, honoring Obalufon Alayemore, the Yoruban deity of metal casting. It is considered to be the most perfect work of pure copper ever cast. In trying to learn about the culture behind the creation of this work of art, I stumbled on an old out of print book of poetry, Myths of Ife, by John Wyndham. Published in 1921, it is the history of the creation of the world, the gods, and humanity, and the creation of the sacred city of Ife, as told by the the Orni of Yorubaland and chief priest of Ifa. - J T Brown Here is an iPoet
podcast of selections from Myths of Ife, starting with Chapter
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