The Echo of My Land

The Echo of My Land is a deeply lyrical and universal poetry collection in which Mbida Mbida Camille gives voice to the land, to memory, and to humanity itself. Through poems rooted in the author’s African homeland, the book traces a sensitive journey that begins in the village-its childhood paths, evening fires, and ancestral voices-and gradually opens to the nation, the continent, and the wider world.Each poem is an act of listening: to a land that speaks, remembers, suffers, and hopes. The author sings of roots and belonging, human dignity, the wounds of history, exile, justice, fraternity, and the urgent need to preserve the bond between human beings. His poetry, both simple and powerful, weaves together images of nature, ancestral wisdom, and contemporary concerns.Structured as an initiatory journey, The Echo of My Land celebrates belonging without confinement and openness without loss of identity. It is an ode to Africa and, beyond it, to our shared humanity. A book that reminds us that every land has a voice-and that listening to it is a way of learning to listen to others, and to ourselves.