WHY WON’T I WORRY? By El Sane Ken Silencer
Do not worry, to me, you are saying When the dead died without waking And the alive is living without hope What will it be to hold ever strong you...
AWELE, BE MY CLAY by Abiola Inioluwa Oluwaseun
Awele! If your heart is a broken calabash, Let me be the potter to gather your remains. If your heart is a withered flower, Let me be the water that...
POET OF THE WEEK: AREMU ADAMS ADEBISI
Aremu Adams Adebisi, a young resolute poet with a passion for the impossible is our guest on #PoetOfTheWeek this week. Adebisi, who hails from Ilorin, Nigeria, was born on February...
TWIST, TURN, SWEAT by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
Twist, turn, sweat... Whisper, out of breath – Tsunami follows flesh-quake: Not for love, just pleasure’s sake. Say you love me, speak your lies; Within that lie, pleasure lies Whisper,...
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2015 [MAY]
Words Rhymes & Rhythm is calling for entries for the May edition of the Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC) on the theme: "A PEOPLE'S HOPE". Organized in honor of Brigitte Poirson, French poet and lecturer, editor...
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2015 [MAY]
Words Rhymes & Rhythm is calling for entries for the May edition of the Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC) on the theme: "A PEOPLE'S HOPE". Organized in honor of Brigitte Poirson, French poet and lecturer, editor...
BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2015: IKENNA C. IGWE WINS APRIL EDITION
Poet, novelist and short-story writer, Ikenna C. Igwe, is the winner of the April edition of the Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC) themed ‘WIND OF CHANGE’. His poem 'NIGERIA ANEW' was the...
BASK IN BLOOD by Mugana Dunamis
Have you seen me lately? I've come sailing this stormy ocean aloft my ship to set sail for a hunt for thee is certain Some say I am a help...
CAGE THAT PENDULUM BETWEEN YOUR LEGS by Osoba Taiwo Peter
The direction of your penetration Was determined by your erection. You hurriedly unzipped And have her cloth stripped. She had lost all her might in the fight, When good people...
HIS SAVING GRACE IS TO ALL by Osoba Taiwo Peter
There's no one like my saviour No friend can be like him A friend that is so sure When earthly lights grow dim The strength on His right arm Is...