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Through a careful allusive poetic composition process, the poet takes on the aberrant oppression that a mad egocentric individual at the helm of a train forces upon his passengers and not without their complicity, and who while boarding the train are fully aware the train is one of doom. The poem comes across as the poet's reconstruction of the wrong turn in world politics from the wreckage and random distemper of a particular irate ruler with neither political modicum/wit nor understanding of the true functioning of democracy. The poem memorializes the chaos and contemporizes America in a bid to arm the oppressed with the powerful weapon that is memory.

Bill F. Ndi's Sacred Songs is a collection of 95 sonnets deeply rooted in the tradition of spiritual testimony of faith. The personae in the poems are a creed of believers who are never far away from their God to whom be all glory. These poems are all in praise of the works of the Almighty God in the life of all. Bill F. Ndi in his characteristic simplicity and songlike style stays close to his humanist vision, and socio-political anguish, which he skillfully weaves in spirituality. Tacitly assuming responsibility for his foibles as human, the poet forfeits every other hard-to-overcome obstacle of divine nature, into the hands of God Almighty. This collection embraces, in a refreshing way, biblical precepts of freedom as well as contemporary social, economic, political, and even philosophical notions of freedom and oppression. This is a pleasurable collection to read in its entirety; it is a man's sobering reflection on and of the divine.

Traduire ce JOURNAL DE JOHN WOOLMAN eut t motiv e par la fascination du traducteur avec le sacrifice que de nombreux petits gens ordinaires-souvent ignor s-avaient fait ainsi qu'ils continuent de le faire pour avancer les id es et les mentalit s. Portant la lumi re sur sa personne, ses acquis, son extraordinairet m rite une version fran aise. Il fut un infatigable chevalier de l'abolitionnisme de l'esclavage et pr dicateur de l' galitarisme au demeurant jusqu'ici tr s peu connu pour ses luttes pour la lib ration et le traitement d' gaux des esclaves dans les plantations aux Am riques. Son autobiographie met en exergue la puret du coeur d'un homme ordinaire qui de mani re extraordinaire servit l'humanit , anticipant le Mouvement de droits civiques am ricaines ainsi que la th orie critique de la race i.e. Critical Race Theory . Cette traduction est un d lice savourer. Ainsi le traducteur confie au lectorat francophone l'occasion de d couvrir ce rare et pr cieux cadeau que l'humanit eut connu.

A delightful treasure trove of timeless sagacious sayings inviting the reader to reflection, meditation, and hope, as processes through which to learn, plan, rejuvenate and commune with the innermost self. This pleasurable read comes at times as the bitter pills of truth whose discomfort shows where and when one has reneged on his/her highest values or again has strayed away from his/her dreams. In an age when incoherence, noise, and chaos surround people in unprecedented ways, The Quotable Uncle I shines the light on the real power that pushes the reader towards a conscious, deliberate, meaningful, and peaceful opportunity to expand upon his/her self-awareness, dream pursuit, drive development, and character building. The quotes are very lively, refreshing, and terse as they are in their insightfulness. Each quote stands as an essential wisdom for profound meditation capable of projecting beauty and grandeur out of the deeps that cradle thoughts and aspirations good for both the individual and society.

Ce r cit de vie d'un m c ne parisien du XIX me si cle jum le l'histoire, l'internationalisme, la religion, l'occultisme, l'intertextualit , la philanthropie, de l'art, l'opulence, l'ivraie, la vie des gens ordinaires ainsi que celle de gens extraordinaires. Pourtant, c'est l'histoire incontestable d'une vie men e par, Jos phine Mellen Ayer, l'une des figures embl matiques de l'abolitionnisme de l'esclavage qu'entam rent les premiers Quakers au 17 me si cle sous l' gide de George Fox. Il s'agit l d'une ferveur fond e sur une rigoureuse thique qu'au fils des si cles ni les bouleversements ni les changements de comportements et de mentalit s n'ont pu vincer. Ce texte quaker porte non seulement de valeurs historico-lit raires mais socio-culturelle ainsi quepolitico- conomiques. Il s'agit d'un texte consommer sans mod ration.Bill F Ndi, traducteur-traductologue, po te, dramaturge, conteur, critique litt raire, et enseignant-chercheur est issue de British Southern Cameroons o il a t duqu ainsi qu'au Cameroun, au Nig ria et en France o il obtint ses doctorats s Langues, Litt ratures et Civilisations Contemporaines: Traduction l'UCP. Il a enseign dans plusieurs universit s. Pr sentement, il professeur des Universit s am ricaines Tuskegee University dans l'Alabama.

Semantically multi layered collection of poems built on clever word play that encourages readers to contemplate the nature of poetry and the qualities that underlie a poet's resilience as he navigates hardships in his life and creative journeys. Waves of Anger is in a word an exploration or the paradoxical nature of the poet's and poetic resilience. Throughout the collection, the inherent nature of the poet's softness in tone and style is pitched as a desirable quality countering the expected toughness and roughness of anger. The poet's leitmotif in this collection is compelling and irresistible in nature.

Peace Mongers is much more than a collection or book of poems. It is the concretization of an indefatigable crusade for peace through lyricism that equally reads much more as a manifesto. The words, herein strung, dignify the victims of gratuitous violence, be it political, social, economic, or cultural. On the same scale the collection comes across as a virulent vilification of the perpetrators of acts of violence which to the poet is never justified. In short, Peace Monger is an ingenious and gleeful dissection of violence that plague humanity more than ever before and especially Ambazonia/Southern Cameroons.

« La vEritE blesse ou encore « la vEritE est une pilule amEre A avaler sont des adages depuis fort longtemps passEs de mode. Cependant, dans La LogorrhEe du poEte ou l'Histoire des Camerouns en 33 gouttelettes, le poEte Evoque et symbolise d'une maniEre nouvelle et d'une esthEtique fascinante le mal-vivre de Southern Cameroons/Ambazonia avec ses frEres/voisins de la REpublique du Cameroun. Le premier ayant choisi (en 1961) la fEdEration avec la REpublique du Cameroun qui n'en voulut point au dEpart, s'en veut et pour ce, cherche A dEfaire cette relation sans fondement ni base. Ce vouloir Etant accueilli par une brutalitE sanguinaire et fEroce n'a laissE A ce poEte engagE que le choix d'exposer la laideur de la tyrannie, de la tuerie, de l'insouciance, et de l'hypocrisie de ceux sensEs gouverner. Les sEvices subis par le peuple du Southern Cameroons/Ambazonia semblent souligner la volontE du poEte A faire valoir aux Ambazonians, leur droit de quEte de libertE. Cette prise de position rappelle la perspective Sartrienne de l'engagement littEraire. Bref, ce recueil est riche sur le plan esthEtique et aussi historique de fond en comble.

Olumo Rock Lion: Poetizing Engineering and Engineering Poetry invites readers to journey into a unique fusion of art, mathematics, science, architecture, poetry, and engineering, where the intricate structures of poetry meet the rigorous precision of engineering. This collection of sonnets embarks on an exploration that bridges seemingly disparate worlds, revealing their shared foundations of creativity, balance, and ingenuity. "This collection is one to be read in its entirety because of its expected richness in storytelling, and also in its uncanny ability to illustrate Mathematical relationships from the domain of the Mathematical Sciences (e.g. Quadratic Equations) and Engineering (e.g. Circuits). An unusual, but brilliant collection of sonnets which illustrates that seemingly unrelated disciplinary areas (poetry, architecture, engineering, and Mathematics) can be made to interact and enrich each other." Mohammed A. Qazi, Professor of Mathematics, 2021 Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) "Bill F. Ndi's Olumo Rock Lion: Poetizing Engineering and Engineering Poetry (PEEP) is a collection inspired by a rare occasion during a personal encounter with Wole Soyinka, an enigma and an elder whose work had long roused both intellectual awe and creative hesitation and pure admiration for his rare abilities. That singular meeting in faraway Rabat, birthed Bill's conscious reflection on a unique interpretation of literary work unseen before. What sets this collection apart is not just the tribute it pays figuratively. Its appeal lies more in the method it reveals. It moves with unmatched precision, confidence, asking the reader to notice how tightly the ideas are formed." Prof. Toyin Falola, Historical Society of Nigeria, Nigerian Academy of Letters, University of Texas at Austin