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- Corpses of Unity: An Anthology of Poems
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- 2020
- Published by: Vita Books
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Cameroon is no longer a peace-haven in Central Africa. This bilingual poetry anthology is a literary response to the avoidable but worsening and under-reported fratricidal war in Anglophone Cameroon. Written in English and French, the anthology brings together thirty-three poets from thirteen countries in Africa and beyond. The poets are concerned with the blood baths, burnings and other crimes committed in Anglophone Cameroon in the name of unity or division. Their poems paint raw images of the cruel killings of old people, pregnant women and children like those of #NgarbuhMassacre. They excavate the hidden mass graves and unveil the countless villages reduced to ashes and rubble. They recall the burning of animals and food and the brutal killing of nurses, patients and teachers. Their stanzas meander along with refugees in forests into Nigeria, into the jungles of Mexico en route to the US, and elsewhere. It is poetry speaking for human life and dignity, for peace and education, for inclusive dialogue, for reconciliation. It is poetry which should ruffle the consciences of those doing business in war, those pulling strings behind curtains, those who see oil before humans, those who trigger guns at their own brothers, sisters and parents, those who give orders to kill�in short, those who enjoy warfare as they profit from the spoils of war. This anthology seeks to raise global awareness on this forgotten war as a way of contributing to justice, healing, and peace in Cameroon.
Table of Contents
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- Prophètes de Bonheur
- pp. 9-10
- Editors' Note
- pp. 11-16
- Publisher's Perspective
- pp. 17-19
- The Price of War
- p. 20
- Sinners in the Hands of Sinners
- pp. 21-22
- la saison des armes
- p. 23
- Things They All Do
- p. 24
- Will of Suppression
- p. 25
- La Guerre a gagné
- p. 26
- Ngarbuh Massacre
- p. 27
- Maybe Rudolf
- p. 30
- Crème de Cendre
- p. 31
- What a Weakness
- p. 32
- L’Obscurité du jour
- pp. 34-35
- The Fall of Tyrants
- pp. 36-37
- Les Enfants du Président
- pp. 38-39
- Cameroon Rouge
- p. 44
- 2017-2019 Earthquake
- p. 48
- Mon Afrique
- p. 50
- Things Fall Apart
- p. 51
- la rue est une femme
- p. 52
- Lines and Tongues
- p. 55
- Cameroun !
- p. 58
- Her Silence
- p. 60
- Ballot or Barre
- p. 61
- La Parodie
- p. 62
- Brother's Plea
- pp. 68-69
- buvons, mon frère
- p. 70
- Les Anges de la mort
- p. 72
- To the One I Miss
- p. 73
- Our Hearts Are Heavy
- pp. 74-75
- La Douleur
- p. 76
- L'Entre-Deux
- p. 80
- Tumultuous Times
- p. 84
- Je vis sans vie
- p. 85
- To You in Ambazonia
- p. 87
- Cartes corporelles et virtuelles
- pp. 88-89
- Les armes et l’école
- p. 92
- Free at Last
- p. 93
- Bezimbi le Soldat de Plomb
- pp. 94-96
- Dawn Shall Come
- p. 97
- Contributors' Bio Notes
- pp. 98-105
Additional Information
ISBN
9789966139498
Related ISBN(s)
9789966133991
MARC Record
OCLC
1197700264
Pages
108
Launched on MUSE
2020-09-26
Language
English
Open Access
No