Sexual Metaphor in the Poetry of Robin S. Ngangom: Interpretation through the Triangulation of Discontent, Regret and Discovery

Abstract

Robin Ngangom’s poetry abounds with sexual metaphor which bears a profound significance on the oeuvre of the poet. The paper seeks to establish the closely interlocked relation that Ngangom’s poetry has with the representation of sex as the poet’s masterful attempt at finding answers to questions on both ontological and political levels. I will try to establish, through the paper, the intersections between discontent, regret and discovery as the triumvirate that Ngangom, as a poet carefully employs through sexual encounter. These encounters, far from being merely casual, provide deep interconnectedness with the poet, the politics of his state and the discovery of the self.