Works
- Lak Tar Miyo Kinyero Wi Lobo (1953) novel in Luo, English translation White Teeth
- Song of Lawino: A Lament (1966) poem, translation of a Luo original Wer pa Lawino
- The Defence of Lawino (1969) alternate translation by Taban Lo Liyong
- Song of Ocol (1970) poem, written in English
- Religion of the Central Luo (1971)
- Two Songs: Song of a Prisoner, Song of Malaya (1971) poems
- African Religions in Western Scholarship (1971, Nairobi)
- Africa's Cultural Revolution (1973) essays
- Horn of My Love; translations of traditional oral verse. Heinemann Educational Books, London 1974, ISBN 0-435-90174-8
- Hare and Hornbill (1978) folktale collection
- Acholi Proverbs (1985)
- Artist, the Ruler: Essays on Art, Culture and Values (1986)
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