“In this wide-ranging collection of forty-three poems, John Ngong Kum Ngong undertakes a critical and acerbic diagnosis of the socio-political situation in postcolonial Africa…
John Ngong Kum Ngong
John Ngong Kum Ngong
John Ngong Kum Ngong was born in Esu, Menchum Division, North West Region of Cameroon. He attended Cameroon Protestant College Bali, Bilingual Grammar School Molyko, Buea and the University of Yaoundé. He holds a Masters degree in African Literature and a Certificate in Reading in a foreign Language from the University of Birmingham, England. Winner of the 1st EduArt Bate Besong Award for Poetry in 2007 for Walls of Agony, John Ngong Kum Ngong has equally published Battle for Survival (play, 2006) and Chants of a Lunatic (poetry, 2007) all with Editions Clé. He is presently Principal of Government Bilingual High School Etoug – Ebe, Yaoundé.
The Tears of the Earth, without pretense, practically holds court for environmental or eco-concerns with global ripples, staking a legitimate claim as a landmark…
ISBN 9789956764020 Pages 86 Dimensions 203 x 127mm Published 2016 Publisher Langaa RPCIG, Cameroon Format Paperback
Blot On The Landscape is John Ngong Kum Ngong’s seventh collection of poetry. The central symbol here is ‘blot’ which takes on complex and…
Another exciting and confrontational poetry collection by the award-winning poet, John Ngong Kum Ngong. Nuptials At Vespers And Other Strains is his eighth collection…
When Kendem, a varsity instructor, returns to his native Lewoh countryside where he spent his childhood, he is seeking relief from the complexity of…
In {Strange Passions} John Ngong Kum Ngong’s vocation and prime obsession remain constant – the soul of the nation. Passion, the central symbol in…
In Black Caps and Red Feathers the reader is taken into Creature’s subconscious on the garbage heap where he is tenant, and where he…
{Snatched from the Grave}, an exciting and provocative collection of 46 poems, traces the path taken by the protagonist to find real lifelong satisfaction…