Gravitas : poetic consciencism for Cameroon / Peter Wuteh Vakunta.

Author
Vakunta, Peter W. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
  • English
  • French
Published/​Created
  • Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, [2016]
  • ©2016
Description
viii, 49 pages ; 21 cm

Availability

Copies in the Library

Location Call Number Status Location Service Notes
ReCAP - Remote StorageRequest

    Details

    Subject(s)
    Library of Congress genre(s)
    Getty AAT genre
    Summary note
    Gravitas: Poetic Consciencism for Cameroon is the poet's requiem for the geographical expression code-named Cameroon. Vakunta speaks with the audacity of a daredevil and the certitude of a seer. This long poem has the twin virtues of gravity and clarity of purpose. The poet eschews the banality and sophistry characteristic of poetry for poetry's sake. Passion, sarcasm, and incisive irony are the hallmarks of this long didactic poem. The poet subscribes to Salman Rushdie's pronouncement that a poet's duty is to say the unutterable, name the unnamable, unmask masquerading miscreants and shame the scum of society. In this poem, music serves as a clarion call for examination of conscience, and alcohol ceases to serve as opium of the people. A bittersweet potion, this book echoes the defiant voice of a son-of-the-soil at odds with his native land gone topsy-turvy.
    Notes
    Poems.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references.
    Other title(s)
    Poetic consciencism for Cameroon
    ISBN
    • 9956764841 (paperback)
    • 9789956764846 (paperback)
    OCLC
    961251692
    Statement on language in description
    Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...
    Other views
    Staff view