Feathers in Reverse
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Feathers in Reverse

  1. 128 pages
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Feathers in Reverse

About this book

Feathers in Reverse is the ideal gift for a loved one who is scared of poetry. It engages and immerses readers with the luring subtlety of a serpent. Themes treated include good and evil, heaven and earth, man and woman, birth and death, urbanism and rural life, wealth and poverty. As much as the poet highlights salient issues and conflicts in everyday life, he suggests answers to burning problems as well. A common thread runs through the over 300 poems feathered and featured in this collection. The notion of the feather is cross-cultural. It reminds us of the feather used as a pen in ancient Europe and the red feather that is stuck on the caps of African notables as a mark of distinction. Feathers in Reverse is a magic pudding to be sampled, shared and indulged.

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Information

Publisher
Langaa RPCIG
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9789956791798
eBook ISBN
9789956791477
Edition
1
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
African Poetry
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. 1. Crisis Meeting
  5. 2. Those Who Dare To Preach To Us
  6. 3. The Silence from Rome
  7. 4. What Colours Mean To Me
  8. 5. God’s Changing Weather (For Bernadette)
  9. 6. Too Big For Charing Cross
  10. 7. Inches Too Shallow (For the victim`s of Schindler`s list)
  11. 8. The Wrong Drink
  12. 9. Lone Battle for Christ
  13. 10. A Prayer for Victory (For Lydienne Blanche)
  14. 11. A Certain Point in Time (For Linda)
  15. 12. My Newest Creation (For Mayayong)
  16. 13. The Taunted Lion (For Agbor Ambang)
  17. 14. My Quest for Leadership (For Kelly)
  18. 15. Is Man By Nature Good? (For Ngong Bertrand)
  19. 16. In The Footsteps Of The Almighty (For Ronard)
  20. 17. A Field Day For The Vice President. For Akye Nchang
  21. 18. Worms That Snatched Me from Bridget
  22. 19. A Post Card for Cynthia
  23. 20. Alone With a Cobweb In Zambia
  24. 21. The Bed Wetter
  25. 22. The Door the Moderator Snubbed
  26. 23. Where Has My Love Gone? (For Welle)
  27. 24. A Ride with God (For Jacqueline)
  28. 25. The Girl with a Heart of Gold (For Laurantine)
  29. 26. The Chances I Take (For Minnette)
  30. 27. In Quest Of New Rungs (For Musi Jane Nanhyigha)
  31. 28. Eel on the Heels
  32. 29. The Ugly Bee
  33. 30. The Bunch We Are
  34. 31. Whichever Way
  35. 32. The Unfortunate Jug
  36. 33. The Lone Apron
  37. 34. God`S Chosen One
  38. 35. My One and Only Orchard Tree (For Sarah)
  39. 36. A Virgin Gift for the Sultan of Foumban
  40. 37. The Kiss He Planted On Her
  41. 38. The Missing Cheque Book
  42. 39. Bodies That Shame Humanity (For Funge Diffang)
  43. 40. The Mine-Infested Road
  44. 41. The Girl From Sierra Leone (For Ola During)
  45. 42. Hold Your Horses
  46. 43. Awkward One, This
  47. 44. Fee for Zoo Animals
  48. 45. So Much Waste Land
  49. 46. The Skewed Results
  50. 47. God`S Only Olive Branch (For Olive)
  51. 48. Seven Unmarked Posts
  52. 49. The Emir`S Rain
  53. 50. Art in All Its Forms
  54. 51. My Girl in the Well (For my Facebook friends)
  55. 52. A Bottle Full Of White Jelly (For the one and only departmental queen)
  56. 53. Alone With the Priest
  57. 54. The Other Whiff of Grapeshot
  58. 55. Here Comes the Master
  59. 56. Thou Art Lord
  60. 57. My Lost Love
  61. 58. Standing Betrayed
  62. 59. Trips Without Tips (For Gaelle)
  63. 60. Grandma`S Empty Calabashes
  64. 61. Faced With a Weakened People (For sons and daughters of the Baforchu-Mbu clan)
  65. 62. Jelly with no Viscuosity
  66. 63. The Mad Moment
  67. 64. Barefooted For the Pope
  68. 65. Memories of Lusaka
  69. 66. Why Should She Do It?
  70. 67. The Other Tea Party
  71. 68. Paying For Incidentals
  72. 69. Compass Reading (For Nasare)
  73. 70. One More for the Risen Christ
  74. 71. A Cheer for Pisces and Taurus (For Caroline)
  75. 72. A Dinghy for Ndingi (For Elangwe Ndingi)
  76. 73. What Being a Delegate Means (For Saahkem Nancy Ephe)
  77. 74. Shows with No Starting Time (For Ma Stella of Buea)
  78. 75. Trousers That Won't Fit (For Missline)
  79. 76. Daddy's One and only Daughter (For Marion)
  80. 77. Daughter of the Lord (For Emelda)
  81. 78. God from another Angle (For Emeli)
  82. 79. Those Of Comfort (For Comfort herself)
  83. 80. What the Virgin Mother Wants (For Susan)
  84. 81. A Problem and a Half
  85. 82. Sprouts No One Wants
  86. 83.Jokers From East London
  87. 84. Bullets in Lipstick
  88. 85. Sentence Before Trial
  89. 86. Sugar Cane For Ever
  90. 87. The Dusty Message
  91. 88. A Dime at Liverpool Street
  92. 89. Kids’ Questions About God
  93. 90. The South-Bound Vessel
  94. 91. Archbishop Tutu’s White Wings
  95. 92. Waiting for the Wanton Birds
  96. 93. So Much Waste Land
  97. 94. Alone with the Priest
  98. 95. Standing Betrayed
  99. 96. Missing In Transit
  100. 97. Global Sentence
  101. 98. The Veil of Shame
  102. 99. The Path Ahead
  103. 100. Awkward Act
  104. 101. The Parliamentary Mace
  105. 102. The Fifth Dose
  106. 103. Return Match
  107. 104. Forward March
  108. 105. Miracle Time
  109. 106. On That Day
  110. 107. The Wrong Frames
  111. 108. Double Blessing
  112. 109. Still the Bible
  113. 110. My Assigned Task
  114. 111. Depressed Market Prices
  115. 112. Mouth of the Queen
  116. 113. My Holy Order
  117. 114. Love as a Wrapped Gift
  118. 115. Host from Fontem
  119. 116. Linear Progression
  120. 117. My Birthday as a Cock
  121. 118. All or Nothing
  122. 119. Life’s Multiple Facets
  123. 120. My Apostle`S Creed
  124. 121. The Love That Never Was
  125. 122. The Game of Princes
  126. 123. Bait for a Toe
  127. 124. Alone For Lunch
  128. 125. Lost in the Jungle
  129. 126. The Right Way
  130. 127. The Spear From On High
  131. 128. Rome as the Ultimate Price
  132. 129. A Choir Too Many
  133. 130. The Vicious Circle
  134. 131. Hankies as Last Flags
  135. 132. The Taboo Word
  136. 133. The Royal Recipe
  137. 134. The Pastor`S Girl
  138. 135. Victims of Prostitution
  139. 136. The Painter’s Hands
  140. 137. Voices from Yonder
  141. 138. City Lights Again
  142. 139. Measurements for Two
  143. 140. Devices for the Monarch
  144. 141. Stuff for the Loo
  145. 142. The Hidden Truth
  146. 143. My Location
  147. 144. The Road to Scoan
  148. 145. A Rope for Hope
  149. 146. The Last Ploughman and His Wife
  150. 147. Letter for a Fool
  151. 148. Dogs of Change
  152. 149. Faith as One
  153. 150. Prayer Beads without a Round
  154. 151. Bout of the Day
  155. 151. Suitor for Trish
  156. 152. Catalysts for Wives
  157. 153. Scarecrow with a hoe
  158. 154. Hearing among Oars
  159. 155. Naked Truth
  160. 156. The Standard Wretch
  161. 157. Group Action
  162. 158. Men Who Act
  163. 159. The Gap Between
  164. 160. The Queen’s Return
  165. 161. The Bottom Line
  166. 162. Parents’ Coloured Hands
  167. 163. Crossing Branches
  168. 164. Cows in Stockwell
  169. 165. My Fright of Hills
  170. 166. The Price of a Secret
  171. 167. The Lawless State
  172. 168. Judas in the Family
  173. 169. Born Again
  174. 170. High Society Party
  175. 171. She as Sole Proprietor
  176. 172. Life as a Peacock
  177. 173. Deceptive Colours
  178. 174. Night Duty
  179. 175. The Cursed One
  180. 176. Pop Up At the Pool
  181. 177. The First Lady’s Nipples
  182. 178. The End Loser
  183. 179. Bethroted to a Prince
  184. 180. On Self Exile
  185. 181. Drunk with Love
  186. 182. The Truth about Stone Walls
  187. 183. The End of Sweetness
  188. 184. Thirst as a Sphynx
  189. 185. A Dollar for Obama
  190. 186. Angst of the Gods
  191. 187. Love For Two
  192. 188. Marooned on an Island
  193. 189. Singing for the Dead
  194. 190. The Stray Researcher
  195. 191. The President Speech
  196. 192. In Bed with Awan Angob’s Cat
  197. 193. Lessons from Paris
  198. 194. Danger of the Gusts
  199. 195. Three Quick Steps
  200. 196. The Joker and the Ear
  201. 197. Common Enemies
  202. 198. The One On Trial
  203. 199. No Floor for Sea Monsters
  204. 200. Striking a Balance
  205. 201. Tears That Do Not Drop
  206. 202. Salvation for a Few
  207. 203. Odd Messages from Arabia
  208. 204. The Sunday Reader
  209. 205. Shelves of Dough
  210. 206. In Search of the Campass
  211. 207. Steady on the Path
  212. 208. The Palm Of God`S Servant
  213. 209. The Code of Conduct
  214. 210. The Nation We Set Ablaze
  215. 211. The Pilot, the Vice Chancellor and I
  216. 212. Why We Love
  217. 213. The Final Number
  218. 214. Unlike A Sapele
  219. 215. Here to Serve
  220. 216. Blowing Hot and Cold
  221. 217. Landresses on Sunday
  222. 218. The Swapped Roles
  223. 219. Goods of Burden
  224. 220. Lilies as Day and Night
  225. 221. The Run Away River
  226. 222. Paced Footsteps
  227. 223. How to Do it
  228. 224. The President’s Visit
  229. 225. Hibiscus for the Bees
  230. 226. A Bowl of Love
  231. 227. Bait for Trisha
  232. 228. The Green Card
  233. 229. Sunday in Bombay
  234. 230. The Sound of Silence
  235. 231. Long Live the Queen
  236. 232. A Rabbit on the Run
  237. 279. Chickens Too Good For Christmas
  238. 280. God, the Greatest
  239. 281. The Lord as My Fortress
  240. 282. Logs Too Short for the Lord
  241. 283. The Egg Men from Meiganga
  242. 284. The Weight of Bricks
  243. 285. A Holow Sham
  244. 286. The Palm Of God’s Servant
  245. 287. Today’s Impress
  246. 288. Alone With the Same House that Jack Built
  247. 289. Grandma’s Knee
  248. 290. The Queen’s Thing
  249. 292. Splashes of A Father’s Coffee
  250. 293. Gods Raft of Certainty
  251. 294. Change at the Top
  252. 295. The Left Handed Child
  253. 295. God’s Foundation Stone
  254. 296. My Book of Psalms
  255. 297. Storm in a Tea Cup
  256. 298. God’s Living Sign
  257. 299. The Task At Hand
  258. 300. Off On a Limb
  259. 301. The Long Wait
  260. 302. Why I Run
  261. 303. My Last Stance
  262. 304. One Way Ticket
  263. 305. Too Little, Too Late
  264. 306. Missing Bone
  265. 307. My Solemn Right
  266. 308. The Toothless Dog
  267. 309. A Bridge Too Far
  268. 310. Collect Call
  269. 311. Rebel with a Cause
  270. 312. The Football King
  271. 313. The Name Game
  272. 314. Dancing Kings
  273. 315. My Share of the Cross
  274. 316. Nativity Time Fever
  275. 317. Eyeball-To-Eyeball
  276. 318. Man at the War Front
  277. 319. Not A Farthom More, Not A Farthom Less
  278. 320. Were You There?
  279. Back cover