With The Drum¿The Cricket¿s Verses, Njoküs poetic universe blossoms into a full vision with a critical outlook toward Africa and humanity and that has dovetailed into a formidable body of philosophy which could be called poetic praxis. This rainbow collection offers multiple dimensions and perspectives to the poet¿s concerns. It is an absolute expression of passion for humanity locked in temporal space by extraneous circumstances, and yet bound in the adventure of becoming. In its epic setting, concepts such as nature, society, love, terrestrial existence, metaphysics and God assume peculiar expressions triggering off polemics and the poet provides laid down premises, leaving the logic and the appreciation of the work open.