Felix Bongjoh: 13 books

Season of Flowers is the sixth book of poetry by the author, Felix Bongjoh. His five previous poetry collections are: (i ) Chorus on A Bridge; (ii) Broken Gloss of Bliss; (iii) When Dusk Hoots; (iv) Weeds of Jewelry; and (v) Nightfall at Dawn. His seventh book of poetry, The Ineluctable Spin will...

Consistent with his earlier 8 books of poetry, Felix Bongjoh in this ninth book, Spectrum of Zephyrs, takes up themes of mundane experiences spanning various aspects of life, including ordinary events of survival and coming to terms with society. Some individual poems showcase life in its various...

Most of the poems herein dwell on light and shade, on gleam and gloom, but are also, in general, inspirational, reflecting life in a hilly countryside, its main local color. The first part of book reflects life around the Lake Nyos area just before and after the Lake Nyos explosion in August 1986....

The poems herein essentially deal with mans interaction with man, his immediate surroundings, and nature in general. They do not only reflect mans perception of his environment but also represent his attempt to communicate intimately with the objects and events of his experiences. The poems virtually...

Consistent with the poets lament in an earlier collection of poems, the book reflects the poets shock caused by his daughters death. The shock has evolved over time, during which the poet gradually accepts it as a fact of life. Dwelling on woe and desolation, resulting from the loss of a dear and...

The collection of poetry is centered on a fathers nostalgic feelings about a beloved departed daughter, whose death occurred in peculiar circumstances, primarily attributable to a psychosis to which she fell victim. After languishing for a very long time, she suddenly passed away while still in its...

Based on a heavy dose of symbolism and metaphor, the poems reflect the ups and downs and the everyday experiences of life in general that make life worth living. Overall, they laud courage and perseverance and point to the trials and tribulations of life that must be overcome as if one were crossing...

The poet continues to draw his imagery from his familiar surroundings, from human behavior and interaction, from key elements in nature, including the skies and water and from flora and fauna alike. The bright side of life with hope as a dominant theme is reflected throughout the poems. No matter...

Whistles in the Wind explores experiences of diverse forms that make up the essence of modern man’s life, lending voice to his main responses to both natural and man-made stimuli surrounding him in a longitudinal context of time as a malleable prism, through which man’s actions may be perceived....

This book takes up the author’s familiar themes, which run through his earlier six volumes of poetry: (i) Chorus on a Bridge; (ii) Broken Gloss of Bliss; (iii) Nightfall at Dawn; (iv) When Dusk Hoots; (v) Weeds of Jewelry; and (vi) Season of Flowers. In The Ineluctable Spin, Afo-a-Kom speaks for...

With the exception of a few, the poems herein depict the agony of war and conflict and the plight suffered by people caught in the midst of their clouds. In spite of the gloom characterizing life in the context of stories conveyed by the poems, a resilient afflicted people still look forward to a bright future when the sun glitters again.

Cliff of Sirens is a set of poems about the plight of a people who, entitled and wishing to enjoy basic freedoms and rights in their own country, are assailed by a counterpart country of equal status. The belligerent has for long monopolized power, refusing to recognize the other party as a country...

A people with the common identity of belonging to Southern Cameroon (Ambazonia) are at the brink of annihilation by the dictatorial regime of La Republique du Cameroun. This book of poetry primarily deals with the torture and death suffered by the Ambazonian people. With a prologue about the cliff...