Publisher: Langaa RPCIG, Cameroon
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.
£18.00
About the author
Dr. Bill F. Ndi, poet, playwright, storyteller, critic, translator & Fellow of The Booker T. Washington Leadership Institute is an American-Southern Cameroonian who was educated at GBHS Bamenda & Essos, the University of Yaoundé, Nigeria: ABSU, Paris: ISIT, the Sorbonne, Paris VIII & Cergy-Pontoise where he obtained his doctorate degrees in Languages: Translation and Languages, Literatures and Contemporary Civilizations. He has held teaching positions at the Paris School of Languages, the University of the Sunshine Coast at Sippy Downs, the University of Queensland, Brisbane, St Lucia and Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. He is presently Professor of Modern Languages, Communication and Philosophy at Tuskegee University, Alabama, USA.
Review
“In
the verse collection Sacred Songs, Bill F. Ndi shares with the reader,
treasures from the depth of his soul; jewels from the gift of his
faith. These poems express sincere resolve and courageous faith in a
God of love, mercy, and intercession. Through these poems, Bill F. Ndi
offers the reader sagacious admonition against living a life devoid of
faith. Over and above, the collection offers wisdom to guide the reader
towards a straight path to truth and life.”
Wylin D. Wilson, PhD., M.Div. National Center for Bioethics, Tuskegee University, AL. USA & Harvard Divinity School
“Sacred Songs is a profound, moving, and timeless treasure trove on
spiritual, and eschatological matters that summons its readers, beyond
the challenges, to savor the pleasures of re-thinking life and death,
while meditating upon a surrounding blighted by human unpredictability
and inconsistency. This is a call to Christian spiritual consciousness
that is gentle yet formidable, soothing yet challenging; somewhat
provocative even.”
Emmanuel Fru Doh, PhD. Century College Minnesota, MN USA