BEARING WITNESS

Dibussi Tande, Joyce Ashuntantang

Description

Bearing Witness. Poems from a Land in Turmoil is a poetic response to the devastating Anglophone Crisis/Ambazonian Conflict in Cameroon that has killed thousands of children, women and men, displaced over half a million people and left hundreds of communities in ruins. The poems in this volume capture an all-encompassing landscape marked by alienation, despair, displacement, loss, anger, trauma, as well as courage, hope, heroism, justice and resilience. These poems also engender psychic healing which has the potential of turning victims into survivors. With over 100 poems by 73 poets—seasoned and emerging, old and young, men and women—this collection is not only a guidepost of collective memory, but also the definitive literary work of this period in Cameroon’s checkered history.

Sujets

• Art poétique

Informations

• Publié par: Jude
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781942876557
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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BEARING WITNESS

Bearing Witness

Poems from a Land in Turmoil

Edited by Joyce Ashuntantang & Dibussi Tande

Spears Books Denver, Colorado

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For our children; May you never forget this beautiful land in turmoil where dreams of a better tomorrow still abound

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Introduction

Margaret Awanto Why are you Leaving Home?

Victor Epie’Ngome Faded Icon The Village Bully Wake the Nation

Joyce Ashuntantang A Village in Seven Vignettes It Was a Question of Time Chemical Warfare Don’t “NoSo” Me

Bulami Edward Fonyuy The Letter: “Kontri Sunday”

Dibussi Tande When the Phone Rings… Nightmare Broken Spirits NoSo Nonsense

Eric Ngalle Charles Untitled Ndondondume Utopia

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Nol Alembong Dis War Sef Wartime Ladies Pikin Soldier Dem

Nnane Ntube Gone Ghost Town

John Ngong Kum Ngong I Saw Them Lightening Awakening “Give Me your Love”

Makuchi When Real Frogs Fall From The Skies

Emmanuel Fru Doh The Bastille The Hour of Reckoning Caesar’s Statue

Maa Nka’a One Grave, Thirteen Bodies The Blood Festival Death Weaver

Kangsen Wakai What We Learned Not to Forget

Blessed E. Ngoe Tidal Change My Mother’s Breasts

Nsah Mala The Dance of Ashes

Douglas Achingale And the Baby Died

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Strange Land For How Long?

Yefon Isabelle Blame Game

Yusinyu Titus Nsami Monsters among us

Martin Elonge Reprobate: Deceit of Silence Basa (Let It Go)

Joan Nche Fallen Heroes

Muma Alain Revolution

Beatrice Fri Bime Confusion Everywhere My Brother No Place to Hide

Lloney Monono Autumn Dance

Eunice Ngongkum The Demon of War When this War will be Over Bizarre Peddlers

Njipendi Daouda To those Who have Seen War

Samuel Tabi Tanyi-Mbianyor Yet we Arrive A Thousand Ghosts have Come to Town After she Spits a Mouthful of Stars

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Irmagard A. Langmia Hidden Faces

Ngasa Wise Nzikie Waiting for Peace and Justice Amba

Chester Mbangchia I Lay with My Kind That Morning

Glennise Ayuk Nightfall

Bill Ndi Snake Head Goliath My People’s Eyes Dream on

Rose Ndengue Trilogie poét[h]ique : Rebrand Cameroon

Ngasa Pride Bottle Dance

Focho Gladys Rigobert! Rigobert!

Nelson Kamkuimo Ghosts Buea

Ambe Yvusimbom Yuinwe I am Ready On va faire comment ?

Nsang Rudolf Nchanji Time Don Bad

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