Nigerian Poetry – CHAINED! by Uduak Otongaran
Don't chain me down with your words Don't hold me down! You tear me into shreds Like a threadbare rag When you bark orders at me I shrink And withdraw...
TWO LIPS ON LOVE’S UDDERS by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
— for Mrs Kukogho-to-be we may drift apart like boats in troubled seas when emotions’ hands hijack our rudders and, briefly, our journeys may cease… till our lips meet on...
EVEN INSPIRED POEMS NEED EDITING
Personally, I think every poem (with the exception of spontaneous spoken word) needs to be retouched after it is originally penned because: Every poem, to become art, must be deliberately...
WRR #YOUTHENGAGE: ISEYIN DISTRICT GRAMMAR SCHOOL, OYO STATE
On Saturday, the 4th of July 2015, the WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM LTD (WRR) crew visited ISEYIN DISTRICT GRAMMAR SCHOOL (IDGS), a fine public institution in the ancient Oyo town...
THE LOVER’S PLEA by Bamas Sinach Victoria
Tears and Sadness marks my face as I stared into empty space I pondered if I have played my last ace as I prayed for God's Grace. As past emotions...