Spoken-word poets in Cameroon are using their art form to help communities cope with traumas left by the ongoing civil war.

Boris Taleabong Alemnge recites a poem as artists using spoken-word poetry perform "Cries of War" in front of an audience in Buea, Cameroon, Sunday, March 9, 2025.

Spoken-word poets in Cameroon are using their art form to help communities cope with traumas left by the ongoing civil war ...

In Cameroon, artists are using spoken-word poetry. They are protesting the ongoing violence in English-speaking areas. Separatists are fighting government forces. The civil war has caused many ...

Spoken word has gained new prominence in Cameroon as poets like Alemnge, who performs under the stage name “Penboy,” believe their art form taps into the everyday dangers of war zones that many people ...

The scars of colonial rule shape discord in modern-day Cameroon along linguistic fault lines. Once a German colony, Cameroon was divided between Britain and France after World War I.

Spoken word has gained new prominence in Cameroon as poets like Alemnge, who performs under the stage name “Penboy,” believe their art form taps into the everyday dangers of war zones that many people ...