Call For Submissions |Poems On The Anglophone Problem In Cameroon |Revue Des Citoyens des Lettres
Following the recent civil unrest in the North and South West Regions of Cameroon, a call has been launched for submission of poems that explore and examine the Anglophone Problem in Cameroon. The project will include poets from both French- and English-speaking parts of the country, on a fifty-fifty basis. The poets should present their own reading of the Anglophone Problem today, or share their thoughts on being a Cameroonian citizen in the context of the country’s colonial experiences and what its people have gone through; from annexation to the First World War, independence, reunification of the former French and British Cameroons in 1961, and thereafter. The project is a call to look back at history, recognise the loopholes, celebrate the beauty of culture, and map out ways through which the people can use their multiculturalism and bilingualism as assets to conquer the world. It would be recollected that there has been a lot of disharmony going on in the country of