From Gorée Island to Sugartown, Bakwa 11: When Love Is a Scream assembles stories, essays, poetry and translation that contemplate and contextualise the realities and experiences of women. This genre-defying issue of Bakwa Magazine includes contributions by Jamila Osman, Nadia Ahidjo, Bertille Mbarga, Yvette Yko Tetteh, Deborah Usidamen, Koutoukouté, Gladwell Pamba, Hajaarh Muhammad Bashar, Tsatchou Leïla Fortune, Akua Amankwah, Mx Elle, and Selma Kovich.
Cover by Christo Musinguzi
CONTENTS
Sugartown, Gladwell Pamba
Naughty Granny, Koutoukoute (trans. Nfor E. Njinyoh)
This Thing, Sex, Yvette Yko Tetteh
Coumba, Nadia Ahidjo
A Life Like Ours, Hajaarh Muhammad Bashar
The Thirst to Bury the Darkness That Walks with You, Deborah Usidamen
The Art of Finding Your Voice, Akua Amankwah
Gender is a Societal Construct, Mx Elle
La Mémoire de l’Océan, Tsatchou Leïla Fortune
Change pour moi, Bertille Mbarga
Jamila Osman, “Motherhood”, “The Possessive Form”
Selma Kovich, “La Pudeur”, “Je sais faire des tonnes de choses en pleurant”
