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Voices from Africa and Beyond: A Collection of Poems

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2011
Published by: Langaa RPCIG
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In this collection Ayuninjam attempts to capture his sentiments on many plains. He also takes the liberty to capture the sentiments of other persons in his life and in society as a whole as well as the sentiments of other creatures that are part of the chain of life. As a result, much of what follows is occasional poetry, as he has more often than not responded or reacted to his sensations while also being a surrogate for those who could (or would) not express theirs. Having lived abroad for as long as he lived in Cameroon, his perspective has, accordingly, been coloured, though not necessarily transmuted. The poems transcend space and time.

Table of Contents

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

pp. iii-vi

Preface

pp. v-vi

I. On Society

Antithetical Planes

pp. 3

Back to Land

pp. 4-5

Bartending at the Georgetown Saloun

pp. 5-7

Beware

pp. 7-8

Caught Up

pp. 8-10

Christmas in Cameroon

pp. 11-12

Customs Inspection in Douala

pp. 13-14

Ecstasy at a Washington Joint

pp. 15-16

Nausea

pp. 17

Trumpet Blast

pp. 18

II. On Kith and Kin

Another Word: From Father to Daughter

pp. 21-22

Home

pp. 23-24

A Sudden End

pp. 25-26

Michael's Last Days

pp. 27-28

Mother

pp. 29

The Last Conversation

pp. 30

Mother: A Farewall

pp. 31

Visiting the Grave of Mami Rebecca

pp. 32-34

III. On the Spiritual

Almighty God

pp. 37

Creation's Might

pp. 38-39

Dawn at Dusk

pp. 40

Humility

pp. 41

Illness

pp. 41-42

Peace I

pp. 42

Peace II

pp. 43

Sin

pp. 43-44

Sleep

pp. 44

IV. On the Lighter Side

Broken Romance

pp. 47-48

From Lord to Lady

pp. 49

Happy Birthday (to Gisele)

pp. 50-51

If Time Can Heal

pp. 52-53

Looking Forward

pp. 54

Mosquito and Ear

pp. 55

Romance and Divinity

pp. 56-57

Visit with Me Tonight

pp. 58

The Spider and the Housefly

pp. 59-60

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