Year: <span>2017</span>

NEWS

BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2017: FUTA POET, KOLAWOLE SAMUEL ADEBAYO, IS APRIL WINNER

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 16, 2017August 8, 2017

Kolawole Samuel Adebayo has emerged the winner of the April 2017 edition of the monthly Words Rhymes & Rhythm backed BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (BPPC) on the theme ‘KNOWING SELF:...

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2017 [MAY] – ‘THE 21ST CENTURY WOMAN

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 16, 2017August 3, 2020

Words Rhymes & Rhythm (WRR) is receiving entries for the May edition of the BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (BPPC) SEASON III, 2017. This special edition is open only to FEMALE...

WRITING TIPS

THEME AND DICTION: THE CONNECTION IN POETRY

Kukogho Iruesiri SamsonMay 11, 2017August 3, 2020

This is more a chat than a lecture. We will talk about my observation, that many people do not understand the fact that every theme has a diction it should follow. So they...

POETRY

HALLELUJAHS AND AMENS by Izuchukwu Okafor

Izuchukwu OkaforMay 5, 2017September 9, 2017

I know what it's like to be disappointed, I understand what it's like to wait patiently, silently. But moreover I understand the joy of success and achievement, one that for...

POETRY

THE SECOND COMING by Joshua Levites

Joshua LevitesApril 22, 2017August 12, 2017

Before morning, there was moaning Smearing the innocence of the night, With two bodies entwined, To cause havoc Absent conscience, Absent worries, No thoughts, Just sounds, Gasps, And then snaps...

BOOK REVIEWS

OF UNHEARD VOICES AND REALITIES: a review of Shoola Oyindamola’s HEARTBEAT by Tola Ijalusi

Words Rhymes & RhythmApril 20, 2017August 3, 2020

Title: HEARTBEAT Genre: Poetry Author: Shoola Oyindamola Publisher: AuthorHouse Year of Publication: 2015 Number of Pages: 136 ISBN: 978-1-4969-6966-8 (sc) Reviewer: Tola Ijalusi “The female poets thus deserve attention because...

BOOK REVIEWS

CHIMAMANDA DIMINISHES GENDER ROLES IN ‘TO DEAR IJEAWELE, OR A FEMINIST MANIFESTO IN FIFTEEN SUGGESTIONS’ — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

Oyindamola ShoolaApril 20, 2017August 3, 2020

This is a feminist book about marriage, parenthood and how to raise a female child. Chimamanda makes it clear that there is no argument, no ‘ifs’ or ‘buts’ to what a...

POETRY

CHANGE AGAIN by Ifeanyi Akukwe

Izuchukwu OkaforApril 19, 2017September 9, 2017

Ok... Here's the PARADOX So you raised up your hand. Took that long walk down to the altar. Said a prayer, and they told you were born anew. And you...

ESSAYS

5 WAYS TO ENRICH YOUR VOCABULARY AS A WRITER by Lucy Adams

Words Rhymes & RhythmApril 12, 2017August 3, 2020

What stands behind rich vocabulary? Obviously, that’s a huge intellectual wealth that makes you a great orator and pleasant companion. Unfortunately, libraries were replaced by computer games and other entertainment...

WRITING TIPS

PLAIN, SIMPLE POEMS ARE JUST PROSE

Words Rhymes & RhythmApril 11, 2017August 3, 2020

I remembered how I made so much buzz online and offline when I encountered poet Tade Ipadeola’s teaching about poetry some 6 months ago or thereabouts. His comparative analysis of...

Year: 2017

BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2017: FUTA POET, KOLAWOLE SAMUEL ADEBAYO, IS APRIL WINNER

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2017 [MAY] – ‘THE 21ST CENTURY WOMAN

THEME AND DICTION: THE CONNECTION IN POETRY

HALLELUJAHS AND AMENS by Izuchukwu Okafor

THE SECOND COMING by Joshua Levites

OF UNHEARD VOICES AND REALITIES: a review of Shoola Oyindamola’s HEARTBEAT by Tola Ijalusi

CHIMAMANDA DIMINISHES GENDER ROLES IN ‘TO DEAR IJEAWELE, OR A FEMINIST MANIFESTO IN FIFTEEN SUGGESTIONS’ — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

CHANGE AGAIN by Ifeanyi Akukwe

5 WAYS TO ENRICH YOUR VOCABULARY AS A WRITER by Lucy Adams

PLAIN, SIMPLE POEMS ARE JUST PROSE

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