"Eric has indeed sung the world alive and these poems bear witness to many lives being lived." – Menna Elfyn "Throughout this collection, Charles wrestles with the complexities of language, geography, and identity" – Diego Bàez;Harriet Books The poems of Eric Ngalle Charles in Homelandsare irresistibly rich in tone, subject and emotion. Native to Cameroon in west Africa, he grew up in a landscape of stunning natural beauty and in a culture of vivid mythology and striking musical and literary traditions, but with uncertain and volatile politics and a sometimes-troubled family dynamic.