A Toi, Maman Cameroun Tikum Mbah Azonga.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Azonga, Tikum Mbah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Cameroon--Poetry.

Women.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (134 p.)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2014

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2014

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this collection Tikum Mbah Azonga attempts to capture the complex intricacies in the life of the Cameroonian woman in particular, and the woman in general, from different perspectives and with delicate nuance and depth. It is an effort to take a snapshot of her as she goes about her daily chores and lives her fair share of life in a world dominated by her male counterpart. As some of the poems argue, the woman is also the bedrock of the family and the pivot of society. The woman is an indispensable partner in everyday life. Some of the poems in this book can be used as slogans, some acted a

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Title page ""; ""Publisher page ""; ""Dedication ""; ""A Toi, Maman Cameroun (Poems in honour of the Cameroonian woman)""; ""Contents ""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Woman as object of love - Femme, objet d amour""; ""1. Pour toi, maman""; ""2. Mum means gold""; ""3. Femme Camerounaise""; ""4. Measures of love""; ""5. A maman disparue""; ""6. Demande d' explication""; ""7. Homage to a patriot""; ""8. Mon petit aveu""; ""9. Bouquet parfume""; ""10. Bags of love""; ""11. Derniere ligne droite""; ""12. Bapteme de feu""; ""14. Chanson de Roland?""

""15. Woman from Malabo""""16. Dreamland girl""; ""17. Malmouna, Reine de le' Adamaoua ""; ""18. Le' amour""; ""19. Raz de maree""; ""20. La fille de loin""; ""21. Route barree""; ""22. Ambiance Cadencee""; ""23. Children in love""; ""24. The art of love""; ""25. Temoin part enti're""; ""26. The bottom line""; ""27. Destination zero""; ""28. Grand merci""; ""29. Separation du corps""; ""30. Clin de'oeil ma petite princesse""; ""31. Fille sans fugue""; ""32. My journey up""; ""33. Demonstration time""; ""34. Parents with an ear to the ground""; ""35. Regards croises""

""36. Marche deux""""37. Semantique de le' amour""; ""38. A dance for two""; ""39. Notre petit secret""; ""40. Parole de' evangile""; ""41. The relay baton""; ""42. Serenade sur le sable""; ""43. Le retour de maman""; ""44. Causerie deux""; ""45. Far from the urban throb""; ""46. Le rendez-vous""; ""48. Vue d' ensemble""; ""49. My elixir""; ""50. Love contract""; ""51. Cadeau empoisonne""; ""52. Meditation""; ""53. Mum's farm""; ""54. En avoir le Coeur net""; ""55. Semence de minuit""; ""56. Femme part entiere""; ""57. l' Art d' aimer""; ""58. Amour profond""

""59. Confidences""""60. Petit prince devenu grand""; ""The price of sex - Le prix des rapports sexuels""; ""61. The bottomless pit""; ""62. Papa, victime du sida""; ""63. Stop HIV AIDS""; ""64. Adieu, Maman""; ""65. Obituary 1""; ""66. Obituary 2""; ""67. Obituary 3""; ""68. Fais ton test""; ""Woman as foundation - Femme, mere fondatrice""; ""69. Maman""; ""70. The soft things""; ""71. A friend in need""; ""72. Moi, femme Camerounaise""; ""73. Cercles concentriques""; ""74. Conseils une soeur""; ""75. Maman Paris""; ""76. Happy woman's Day""; ""77. La fille prodigue""

""78. Among us women""""79. Maman""; ""80. Nostalgie""; ""81. La femme""; ""83. Le sac main""; ""84. Advice to a daughter""; ""85. A chance victory""; ""Woman as fountain of wisdom - Femme, source de sages ""; ""86. Conseils une soeur""; ""87. Only virgins""; ""88. Torchons et serviettes""; ""89. The standard bearer""; ""90. The pastor's wife""; ""91. Phone call to the Lord Mayor""; ""92. The as a late starter""; ""93. Put to the test""; ""94. The name of the game""; ""95. A bridge too far""; ""96. Savior handbag""; ""97. Secret des dieux""; ""98. High tension""; ""99. Le bilan""

""100. Me as a Miror""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9956-791-52-0

OCLC:

863204240