Searching for the rain
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Date
2012
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University of Namibia
Abstract
Searching for the rain is an anthology of verse by Namibian poet Axaro W. Thaniseb who
currently directs the National Theatre of Namibia (NTN).
In this anthology, Thaniseb dares to address issues in post-independence Namibia that
many would rather not hear nor talk about. He demonstrates bravery as he calls a spade a
spade as he explores diff erent controversial themes. The same bravery is shown when he
intelligently uses vernacular languages when he switches between languages in the book.
In this realistic contemporary work, he shows both his great talent in writing and also his
understanding and analysis of Namibian society, its passions, struggles and achievements
and manages to do so impartially.
Thaniseb’s style of writing is not only easy to read and thought provoking but it is also
realistic. In this 46 poem anthology, Thaniseb covers themes raging from dreams, social
inequalities, love, self-discovery, fear, pain, war to nationalism. As he travels not only across
Namibia but across the world, he pens the poems we fi nd in Searching for the rain, the
reader is therefore taken on a journey and into the thought life of the author as he writes
with brutal honesty about his feelings, observation and judgements on life especially within
Namibia. In this dominantly post-independence Namibian poetry, Thaniseb intricately uses
many voices and as a result allows the reader an opportunity to hear not only his voice but
many others’ such as that of a man in post-independence Namibia, a young man from the
kasie, a man in love and a father who adores his daughter.
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Searching, Anthology, Poet, Axaro, Controversial, Writing
Citation
Ashikuti, S. 2012. Searching for the rain: An anthology of verse by Axaro W Thaniseb Windhoek. Journal for Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, 1(2):261-267.