Acknowledgements
Introduction
Poetry and Life
On Childhood (1)
Writers and Nations
Seeing and Being
Plato’s Dream
On Childhood (2)
The Romance of Difficult Times
Photography and Immortality
Hospitality
O, Ye who Invest in Futures
Dramatic Moments in The Encounter between Picasso and African Art
On Childhood (3)
10½ Inclinations
Self-Censorship
One Planet, One People
London, Our Future City
Musings on Beauty
On Childhood (4)
When Colours Return Home to Light
Form and Content
Healing the Africa Within
A Time For New Dreams
An Invitation from the Publisher