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- The Other Side of Fifty and Rays of Lamentation
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: LANGAA RPCIG
summary
This collection dissects post-independence Cameroon as a representative postcolonial junction. The history that assists in the writing of the poems is a necessary background to understand the dislocated vision of an erstwhile independent territory. After a patriotic pastime of sweeping every bit of rubbish under the carpet of national unity for over fifty years, the collection summons us to introspect on the consequences of feeding and living on a national lie. It is only after such reflection that, hopefully, remedial gestures can offer �new dreams on the dawn of new sleep�.
Table of Contents
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- Title page
- p. 2
- Copyright page
- p. 3
- The Beginning
- pp. 1-12
- No More Sirens
- pp. 2-13
- New Dreams
- pp. 3-4
- Toading my Name
- pp. 5-16
- Anglocam Defined
- pp. 6-7
- Hammocks from Bridges
- pp. 8-19
- Maroua La Belle
- pp. 11-12
- When We Sell Cameroon
- pp. 13-14
- The Second Coming
- pp. 15-26
- What Jesus Said
- pp. 16-27
- Fear of Fire
- pp. 17-28
- Jesus My Brother
- pp. 18-29
- Motherly Power
- pp. 19-30
- Namondo’s Garden
- pp. 20-21
- A Mother’s Lament
- pp. 22-33
- For Njifor
- pp. 23-34
- Bob, My Man
- pp. 24-35
- Going on Retirement
- pp. 25-36
- Of her Laughter
- pp. 26-37
- Bliss of Innocence
- pp. 27-38
- Soul Unloved
- pp. 30-41
- The Release
- pp. 32-43
- A While Ago
- pp. 33-44
- Beads of Flame
- pp. 34-45
- Lonely Migrant
- pp. 35-46
- Beyond Caring
- pp. 39-40
- When I Fall
- pp. 41-52
- Appointments and Installations
- pp. 52-53
- If Anomah Ngu Were No Anglofool
- pp. 54-65
- Se Porte Bienhood
- pp. 55-66
- Okonkwo’s Sword
- pp. 56-67
- Chopstick Diplomacy
- pp. 57-58
- Plaintiff Call
- pp. 60-71
- The Dying Heritage
- pp. 61-72
- Unoka’s Flute
- pp. 62-73
- Apocalypse
- pp. 63-74
- Reddening Skyline
- pp. 64-75
- The Piss of Peace
- pp. 65-76
- Blinking Horizon
- pp. 66-67
- Courtship of the Pistol
- pp. 68-69
- Jeremiah’s Tears
- pp. 71-82
- How not to Define Patriotism
- pp. 72-83
- The Other Side of Gold
- pp. 73-85
- Back cover
- p. 86
Additional Information
ISBN
9789956790913
Related ISBN(s)
9789956790043
MARC Record
OCLC
860716250
Pages
84
Launched on MUSE
2013-10-21
Language
English
Open Access
No