Eric Ngalle is a poet, playwright and author of One Man’s Journey Crossing Continents from Africa to Europe (2019, Parthian Books). His poetry collection Homelands (Seren Books) was published in 2022.
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Original Series
The last ritual
An ancestral ritual is performed by a young man's mother to ensure his safe passage overseas and his return to her again in Cameroon.
13th March 2026
Close Up
All the men my mother never married
A chapter from an unpublished autobiography, dedicated to my mother, Sarah Efeti Kange
21st January 2026
Close Up
On not becoming an army officer
'To this day, every time someone tells me they are an officer in the army, I first look at their knees'
19th November 2025
Reviews
The Jollof House Party Opera
A joyful, multisensory feast that immerses audiences as active participants in a bustling restaurant kitchen
12th November 2025
Close Up
Playing with your white hairs
Remembering Mr Paddy, an uncle who was more like a father
3rd September 2025
Eric Ngalle Charles
Eric Ngalle is a poet, playwright and author.