Coils of mortal flesh
By: Ba'bila Mutia
Publisher: Langaa Research & Publishing CIG [Common Initiative Group]; Langaa Research & Publishing CIG [Common Initiative Group
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Mankon, Bamenda [Cameroon]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 71
ISBN-13: 9789956558148
Description: "The diverse voices in the poems in this collection are unified in the single voice of the omnipresent persona who appears to be searching for a collective voice, some kind of order or rhythm that would impose meaning to life. As a metaphor of self-discovery, the poetic quest is both an expression of, and a search for mankind's elusive self - that single, unbroken umbilical cord that is firmly rooted in the African experience and identity."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "Except for "The Ascent" that was written in March 2007 when Bate Besong passed away, the rest of the poems in this collection were composed and published between 1973 and 1992."--p. ix.
Table of contents: title: Awakening; title: Moonlight spells & wreaths; title: Laments; title: Epilogue.