The Poems of the Late Dr. Eshetu Chole

Researched and Presented By Fekade Azeze: The poems of Dr. Eshetu were collected during my research on Ethiopian creative writing and criticism in English in the years 1981-82. I have found thirteen poems in English, one in Amharic and one in French. The first poem in English I found, entitled “A sonnet: ‘Freedom’”, and his Amharic poem entitled “meqegnenet (jealousy)” were published in the General Wingate student magazine known as Chindit, in June 1959. Eshetu was then a student of 10B. His only poem in French, “Une remarque ignorante” was published in the same in June 1960.  Read More…