UNCEASING RAIN by Amao Williams Praise
Inscriptions of loss dwell in my punctured heart, Inconsolably my tears fall. Who will answer my crumbled call? Inscriptions of loss; written on my broken heart. The tears of the...
I AM THE REASON by Joshua Levites
I am the reason. The reason the breeze travels without ceasing. The reason the Sun smiles so early, Just for me to notice her beauty. The reason the moon gently...
DOZING BOY by Theophilus Femi Alawonde
In various angles – dozing boy looks for ease. [caption id="attachment_22961" align="aligncenter" width="1064"] DOZING BOY by Theophilus Femi Alawonde[/caption]
BON VOYAGE by Hannatu Adamu
Come, my child, did I hear you right? Come, sit tight, you give me a fright Your father, as you well know, left me out in the cold And right...
KELVIN OBARETI’S ‘EMOTIONS AND BELIEF’ IS DOWN TO EARTH, REALISTIC — a review by Shoola Oyindamola
TITLE: EMOTIONS AND BELIEF AUTHOR: KELVIN OBARETI GENRE: Poetry NUMBER OF PAGES: 140 PUBLISHER: Lulu DATE OF PUBLICATION: June 18, 2016 ISBN: 978-1-4477-9872-9 REVIEWER: Shoola Oyindamola KELVIN OBARETI’s EMOTIONS AND...
POETRY: IMAGERY vs SYMBOLISM
IMAGERY vs SYMBOLISM: Understanding the difference between these two terms has been an issue for many people. In fact many of us think they are one and the same. But...
OF MUFFLED VOICES AND SEARED CONSCIENCES: REVISITING THE NIGERIAN POLITICAL STATE THROUGH KENN AMAECHI JNR’S ECHOES OF CONSCIENCE— a review by AYOOLA GOODNESS
TITLE: ECHOES OF CONSCIENCE AUTHOR: KENN AMAECHI JNR. GENRE: POETRY NUMBER OF PAGES: 120 PUBLISHER: WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM PUBLISHERS DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2016 ISBN: 978-978-952-001-5 REVIEWER: AYOOLA GOODNESS Politics...
RHETORICS OF THE TENSED by Oluwaseun Shedrack Akodu
That who shall hitherto save our paling green And save our scares of soul When would our boredom hood Turn-on our daylight dream Who shall saviour our twilight wolves,redeeming our...
EVEN THE HEAVENS CRIED by Stanley Egeonu
Do you know even the heavens cried When your heart was hurt and pained When you fought, lost and again tried, Your garment torn and blood stained? Do you know...
BINYAVANGABRATION by Maxwell Onyemaechi Opia-Enwemuche
(For Kenneth Binyavanga Wainaina) A generation will always stand still at some time Not for a person as he appears, but his words which light up any nation. You don’t...