A SONG OF COLOR by Efe Ogufere
I am the black, The humus deep within the earth, The life and succor to a dying seed The hope of a thousand souls that draw breath Melanin in tears...
IN LIFE by Eseohe Ebhota Akoma
People who are unkind; Always hit from behind; Don’t be blind; Otherwise you will be undermined. Expectations sadden us Loneliness drives us mad Victories gladden our hearts Evil thoughts make...
FOR AN UNSUNG HEROINE by Theophilus Femi Alawonde
for Lois .I. Alawonde, a multi-talented teen, who died of an unknown sickness, on the 11th of September, 2012. I write this as a song, for an heroine, unsung. She...
VIGIL by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
I held the hands of the night, Walking into ages, Through her present scent, Then she showed me all things. . Her hands were cold; Santa's snows, I shivered in...
A BIRD, A KITE OR A PLANE… by Bamas Sinach Victoria
It's a bird No, it's a kite Maybe it's a plane The plane that delivered cupid’s letter to my heart The heart that opened up for your love The love...
SEUN G. FABAYO’S ‘APPARITION’ IS IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN — a review by Shoola Oyindamola
TITLE: APPARITION AUTHOR: SEUN G. FABAYO GENRE: Poetry NUMBER OF PAGES: 100 PUBLISHER: Outskirts Press DATE OF PUBLICATION: December 11, 2015 ISBN: 978-1478749783 REVIEWER: Shoola Oyindamola I came across ‘APPARITION’,...
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2016 [AUGUST] – ‘WOMANITY – THE GENDER AGENDA’
Words Rhymes & Rhythm (WRR) is calling on Nigerian poets living in Nigeria, Africa and all over the world to enter for the August edition of the BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST...
BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2016: UNN’S VALENTINE MBAGU WINS BPPC JULY WITH ‘A UNITED AFRICA’ POEM
Nigerian writer and poet, Mbagu Valentine, has won the July edition of the BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (2016) which was themed ‘UNITED STATES OF AFRICA’. Valentine, a Business Administration and Management...
YOU CAN TASTE EMOTIONS IN AMU NNADI’S ‘THROUGH THE WINDOW OF A SANDCASTLE’ — a review by Shoola Oyindamola
TITLE: THROUGH THE WINDOW OF A SANDCASTLE AUTHOR: CHIJIOJE AMU NNADI GENRE: Poetry NUMBER OF PAGES: 132 PUBLISHER: Origami Books DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 27, 2013 ISBN: 978-9783157446 REVIEWER: Shoola...
MY THOUGHTS ON THINGS I WANTED TO TELL YOU IN OTHER WORDS — a review by Shoola Oyindamola
TITLE: THINGS I WANTED TO TELL YOU IN OTHER WORDS AUTHOR: SEYE KUYINU GENRE: Poetry NUMBER OF PAGES: 155 PUBLISHER: PRESSI.NG ISBN: 978-978-947-212-3 REVIEWER: SHOOLA OYINDAMOLA SEYE KUYINU’s collection of...