ANDREW OERKE,(MALAWI,JAMAICA,UGANDA, TANZANIA IN LATE 1960'S AND EARLY 1970'S ) HAS WON THE UNITED NATIONS AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR HIS LATEST POETRY BOOKS ON AFRICA AND LATIN-AMERICA. THESE ARE MANUSCRIPTS STILL SEARCHING FOR PUBLICATION. MANY RECENT POEMS ABOUT AFRICA HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED AND A BOOK " SYMPHONY NUMBER ONE" BY MELLEN PRESS. HIS E-MAIL IS AOERKE@MSN.COM.