SUMMONS BY. RICHARD S. MABALA.

                                       RESPONSE     TO    READING
                                                             POETRY

                           SUMMONS
AUTHOR :    RICHARD    S.   MABALA.
PUBLISHER : TANZANIA   PUBLISHING  HOUSE
YEAR: 1980



{1}.SUNRISE {  Jwani   Mwaikusa }
 The  poem  is   about   the   sons   of  the   land  who  have  risen  up  singing   the  beauty  of  the    sunrise. They  are  challenging  the  enemy  waiting  for  a  victory  at   sunset 

     The  poem   talks  about   evils   of   colonialism /  imperialism  or   an  Oppressive  ruling   class  i.e.  Exploitation ,  Oppression , Humiliation , of  the   lower  classes   by   the   power  by  the  powerful  class.

{2}.YOU  ARE   LOST { Isaac  Mruma }.

The   poem   is  about   a   man  who   is   complaining  about   his   sister  who   seems  to  be  involved   in   commercial  sex.  He  is   not  happy  with   this  behavoiur. She  is  not  faithful  in  LOVE. She  is  a   kind  of  woman  who  makes   love  for  money.  This  poem    is   a  reflection  of  people   who   are  not   trustful.
  The  possible  themes   in this  poem  include  PROSTITUTION  OF  WOMEN  IN  THE  SOCIETY , UNTRUE  LOVE ,EXPLOITATION ,AWARENESS  AND  HYPOCRISY.

{3}.HOLLOW  HEADS { Jwani  Mwaikusa }
The   poem    is   about  an  individual  who   complains  about  oppression. He  says, he  is   tortred, oppressed. He  is  tired  of  being  oppressed  and  he  or  she  has   decided  to   wage  war   against  all  evils.
 
     THEMES
{1}.Sacrifice.  
{2}. Protest. 
 {3}. Consciousness. 
{4}. Oppression.


{4}.DEVELOPMENT{ Kundi  Faraja }
The  poem is   about  development  in   developing   countries. The  poet  argues   that   whenever   there   is   selfishness , corruption , exploitation  and   oppression  there  will  be   no  development. This  is  reveled  in  the  last   stanza.

THEMES
{1}.Selfishness.
{2}.Corruption.
{3}.Classes  in  the society.
{4}.Poor  Social  Services.


{5}.LIVE  AND  LET  DIE { Kundi  Faraja }
The  poem  is  about  a  poor   person  who  is   disappointed  with  the   existing  system. The  relationship  between  the  developed  countries   and  developing  countries   is   exploitative   in   nature.
 
THEMES
{1}.Exploitation.
{2}.Impact of  Neo--colonialism   to Developing  Countries.
{3}.Poor  living  conditions.
{4. Classes in the   society.