Shadows

Fru Doh

Description

Shadows, as the title insinuates, splits open and lays bare the frightening vision of humanity, the heart of man depressed, a veritable inferno in which there is little to be enjoyed and everything to be endured, as all is vanity, a gnawing emptiness. Nothing is but what it seems. Simple but without being simplistic, there is in the damp climate of Doh's poetry broken promises, displaced emotional centres, a pervading sense of doom, of impending disaster, and a total helplessness reminiscent of Plato's proverbial mythical cave in which all reality is but shadow, devoid of substance, with the observer chained to the walls of his feelings, beliefs, and unfulfilled ambitions. The second section, �Celebration�, is, however, a source of warmth, of light, the sun�s rays in an otherwise damp and and dark collection.

Sujets

• Poetry

Informations

• Publié par: Langaa RPCIG
• Date de parution: 24 février 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9789956579662
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Shadows (Poems)

Emmanuel Fru Doh

SHADOWS Poems Emmanuel Fru Doh

Langaa Research & Publishing CIG Mankon, Bamenda

Publisher: LangaaRPCIG LangaaResearch & Publishing Common Initiative Group P.O. Box 902 Mankon Bamenda North West Region Cameroon [e-mail] www.langaa-rpcig.net Distributed outside N. America by African Books Collective [e-mail] www.africanbookcollective.com Distributed in N. America by Michigan State University Press [e-mail] www.msupress.msu.edu

ISBN: 9956-579-87-4 © Emmanuel Fru Doh 2011

DISCLAIMER All views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Langaa RPCIG.

For Imani and Mayuri, That we may always remember and someday begin to understand.... TO GOD ALMIGHTY BE PRAISE AND GLORY