This article analyses the Namibian Christi Warner’s debut collection, Ice Cream and Politics, in terms of the salient themes found in her poems: the exploration of the complex nature of love; the challenges women face when establishing relationships; the scourge of gender-based violence; the burdens borne by mothers who work; the horrors of child abuse; her critique of the exercise of power in Namibia; her views on the formation of a personal identity and the challenge of being black in the world. Emphasis is placed on Warner’s love of language and her striking descriptions of relationships. She also critiques the betrayal of the ideals of the liberation movement which is symbolized by the entrenchment in power of the ‘struggle elite’, at the expense of the ordinary citizens of Namibia, who still languish in poverty. These are themes that are characteristic of the third generation of Namibian writers, to which she belongs. The intergenerational tension between the youth and the elders is humorously explored, as is the quest for identity in times of transition.

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Christi Warner 的冰淇淋与政治：来自纳米比亚的新系列

本文分析了纳米比亚克里斯蒂华纳的处女作《冰淇淋与政治》，从她诗歌中的突出主题出发：探索爱情的复杂本质；女性在建立关系时面临的挑战；性别暴力的祸害；工作的母亲承担的负担；虐待儿童的恐怖；她对纳米比亚行使权力的批评；她对个人身份的形成和在世界上成为黑人的挑战的看法。重点是华纳对语言的热爱和她对人际关系的惊人描述。她还批评了对解放运动理想的背叛，以牺牲仍然在贫困中苦苦挣扎的纳米比亚普通公民为代价，“斗争精英”巩固了权力。这些主题是她所属的第三代纳米比亚作家的特征。年轻人和老年人之间的代际紧张关系被幽默地探索，以及在过渡时期对身份的追求。