Lenrie Peters

Lenrie Leopold Wilfred Peters (1 September 1932 – 28 May 2009) was a Gambian poet, novelist, surgeon and educationist. He was born in Bathurst (now Banjul), The Gambia, and studied in The Gambia, Sierra Leone and England, eventually qualifying as a surgeon. He also worked as a broadcaster for the BBC and was involved in Gambian public and cultural life. Quotes "All poetry is a search, and mine is no exception. A search for the nature of human consciousness and of the universe—its joy and despair, its passion. Its sublime nobility and its degradation—the miracles of nature. A search for the meaning of existence and of man's setting within it." Culture Magazines "The mind is like the desert winds ploughing the empty spaces." Culture Magazines "It is I who carry your past, i forbid progress, and I who measure out your future like a potion." Culture Magazines External links LENRIE PETERS HISTORY Category:Academics Category:Novelists Category:Essayists Category:Physicians Category:Literary critics Category:Educators Category:1932 births Category:2009 deaths