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Konie was also a poet. Her poem "In the Fist of your Hatred" was included in the ''[[The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry]]'' in 2007. The poem is a polemic against male arrogance.<ref name="Moore2007">{{cite book|author=Gerald Moore|title=The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yUaaA9JxaRoC&pg=PT589|date=30 August 2007|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-0-14-191290-5|page=399}}</ref> | Konie was also a poet. Her poem "In the Fist of your Hatred" was included in the ''[[The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry]]'' in 2007. The poem is a polemic against male arrogance.<ref name="Moore2007">{{cite book|author=Gerald Moore|title=The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yUaaA9JxaRoC&pg=PT589|date=30 August 2007|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-0-14-191290-5|page=399}}</ref> | ||
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She died at MKP Trust Hospital in [[Lusaka]] in 2009 and received a [[state funeral]].<ref name=seath>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2009/03/15/gwendoline-konie-dies/ Gwendoline Konie Dies], 15 March 2009, ''Lusaka Times'', Retrieved 2 February 2016</ref> President [[Rupiah Banda]] said it was a day for Zambia to mourn her death and Kenneth Kaunda noted her involvement with the formation of Zambia following independence from Britain.<ref name=kaunda>[http://maravi.blogspot.co.uk/2009/03/reflecting-on-gwendoline-konies-life.html Reflecting on Gwendoline Konie's life], Kenneth Kaunda, March 2009, Retrieved 2 February 2016</ref> | She died at MKP Trust Hospital in [[Lusaka]] in 2009 and received a [[state funeral]].<ref name=seath>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2009/03/15/gwendoline-konie-dies/ Gwendoline Konie Dies], 15 March 2009, ''Lusaka Times'', Retrieved 2 February 2016</ref> President [[Rupiah Banda]] said it was a day for Zambia to mourn her death and Kenneth Kaunda noted her involvement with the formation of Zambia following independence from Britain.<ref name=kaunda>[http://maravi.blogspot.co.uk/2009/03/reflecting-on-gwendoline-konies-life.html Reflecting on Gwendoline Konie's life], Kenneth Kaunda, March 2009, Retrieved 2 February 2016</ref> | ||
