Publisher: Spears Media Press, Cameroon
This is a poignant
book of witty, reflective, sophisticated, and subversive poems that find
meaning in unexpected places. From the woman who reminisces about a
past she has left in order to move forward, the last thoughts of a young
man in a land in turmoil, the girl who faces hurt and betrayal, to the
dead man who visits his funeral and mocks the mourners – teaching us
vital lessons about life and death, Beatrice Fri Bime offers her readers
a loaded assortment of poetic verse. Shades of Sorrow, Tears and Laughter
is packed with satirical humour, laced with a wide variety of themes
that address societal vices and virtues, pain, regret, greed, bigotry,
and their consequences.
£16.00
About the author
Beatrice Fri Bime is
the CEO/Founder of AKAABI GROUP Ltd, a global strategy consulting firm
that delivers world class, customised solutions to business
corporations, governments, international organisations and non-profit
organisations. She is also the Executive Director of the JOSBI
foundation, an organisation dedicated to providing educational
opportunities to individuals in need. Beatrice started her career in
1986 working for the ministry of trade and industrial development in her
home country Cameroon and rose to the position of chief of service
before relocating to Tanzania with her family in 1997. She was until
2020, Project Manager at the Business Coalition for Good Governance
(BCGG) in Cameroon. She has served as a consultant for various national
and international organisations and was previously, Partnerships Officer
for the Global Fund to fight HIV and AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis in
Geneva, Switzerland. She was the Country Coordinator for the
ILO/IPEC/WACAP project fighting against child labour.
Review
“However light in tone and simple in style, Beatrice Fri Bime’s
poetry is very loud and deeply penetrating. It explores myriads of
contemporary themes which compel everyone to be guilty of one
shortcoming in their character or the other. If you don’t have a mirror,
use this poetry book as a mirror to see yourself in it – and reconsider
your stance in many aspects of day-to-day life.”
Sharon Pwavi Babale, Poet, The Writers’ Host, Abuja, Nigeria