Writers, world over, have ideas or phenomenon that influences their
works in one way or the other. The phenomenon might not be mentioned or
directly stated. At some point in time, these writers might even be
unconscious or rather, oblivious of the influence(s) inherent in their
works.This work takes a look at the Marxist theory as a tool, with a
view to understanding the works of Abubakar Gimba. Gimba has published
two poetry collections titled; Inner Rumblings and This Land of Ours.
This research work examines Inner Rumblings and This Land of Ours from a
Marxist perspective through an analysis of themes, form and all other
poetic devices. This work looks at Inner Rumblings and This Land of Ours
by identifying the Marxist ideas of the writer under study. This is
done through the contents of the writer's published poems. The poetry
collections of Abubakar Gimba, are examined, thereby, exploring the
Marxist ideas observed in the lines of the poems. This study measures
the poems of Abubakar Gimba and establish how Marxist inclined, the
poems are. The research finds out those Marxist ideas in the diction and
contents of the poems