Bakwa 10: Family Politricks
Release date: February, 2021
What does family mean? How do we relate to it? Is it defined exclusively by blood ties? How often does it fuck us up? How often does it protect us? From Bamenda to Maryland, Port Harcourt to Addis Ababa, Bakwa 10 explores the ways in which families make and unmake us. Contributors include: Pwaangulongii Dauod, Sada Malumfashi,Bertille Mbarga, Lebohang Mojapelo, Géraldin Mpesse, Eleanor TK, Nelson Kamkuimo, Mignotte Mekuria, Kanyinsola Olorunnisola, and JK Anowe.
Cover by Christo Musinguzi
CONTENTS
Nonfiction
Another Vacancy for the Post of Jesus Christ, Pwaangulongii Dauod
Uncle Mike, Eleanor TK
Fiction
Some Things are Most Beautiful in the Dark, Kanyinsola Olorunnisola
The Praise Singer, Sada Malumfashi
The Language of Dreams, Mignotte Mekuria
Le revenant, Nelson Kamkuimo
Il était temps, Bertille Mbarga
Trépasser pour si peu, Géraldin Mpesse
Poetry
JK Anowe, “Keeping House”, “Parable of Efulefu Going Nowhere”, “Roadkill in the Rearview”
Lebohang Mojapelo, “Losing Herself”, “Teaching Her Father”
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