Poems from Abakwa in Cameroon Pidgin English

Download or read book Poems from Abakwa in Cameroon Pidgin English written by Wuteh Vakunta and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2015-05-11 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poems from Abakwa in Cameroon Pidgin English is one patriotic rage. An anthology of sorts, this book of poems contains wisdom, inspirational reflections and witticisms for all. Through apt descriptions, illustrations, dialogues, interrogations and incisive phraseology, Peter Wuteh Vakunta creates an effective balance of colorful images that traces and documents disturbing accounts and evidences of corruption, greed, skewed values and life experiences that have assaulted his fatherland, betrayed political leaders and institutions, court judges, and parliamentarians as the police-cum-military continue to put their ambitions above the countrys needs while forsaking future leaderschildren. Vakunta describes how civil servants represent selfish interests and aspirations. Judges are intimidated as the nations laws continue to be transgressed. The police and military continue to abuse the trust invested in them by civilians and misdirect their patriotism while virtually the entire nation continues to live shaky lives with a punctured integrity. Vakunta does this in popular lingos commonly used by musicians, business folks, and the common man under several labelspidgin English, Camfranglais, Cam-tok, Camspeak, Majunga tok Dr. Fidelis Achenjang, Union College, USA