Song of Lawino

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Song of Lawino is an epic poem written by Ugandan poet Okot p'Bitek. First published in 1966 in Luo it was quickly translated into other languages, including English. Song of Lawino has become one of the most widely read literary works originating from Sub-Saharan Africa, and has also become a cultural icon in Africa itself, because of its scathing display of how African society was being destroyed by the colonization of Africa