KURUNMI (an epic) by Ololade Akinlabi
Ogun Ijaye le pupo! Oro o'wo mohn ko pada s'eyin, Iya re nke lo bi ewure Baba re nke lo bi igala Oro o'wo mohn, pada s'eyin. Corpses' hymns, dated...
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2017 [MARCH]
Words Rhymes & Rhythm (WRR) is now receiving entries for the BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (BPPC) SEASON III, 2017 (March edition). Poets from Nigeria, Africa and all over the world...
BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2017: OAU POET, EMMANUEL FAITH, WINS FEBRUARY EDITION
EMMANUEL FAITH, an Economics student at the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, is the winner of the March 2017 edition of the monthly Words Rhymes & Rhythm backed Brigitte Poirson...
Phenomenal by Dominic Ayegba Okoliko
Phenomenal, That’s what you all are; Women of substance With shining earthstar, Whose fragrance seasons and sweetens Our earth dome full of jolly And sometimes teens in their folly In...
THE BUHARI OF MY DREAM by Izuchukwu Okafor
The BUHARI of my dream- The one who finally silenced Boko-Haram and brought to an end all the terrorist bombing that gave me sleepless night. The BUHARI of my dream-...
BE UNCOMMON by Izuchukwu Okafor
Among many things, being uncommon means Looking at the same things everyone else sees and thinking something different Seeking adventure over comfort and convenience Testing common assumptions Nurturing relentless curiosity...
THE DEAD WE HOLD IN MEMORY by Dominic Ayegba Okoliko
The dead we hold in memory As today tells their story Our hearts and minds hear it again Reliving them in prayerful pain Under the shadow of earth’s drear Our...
I AM by Joshua Levites
I am the only wine Strong enough to make you blotto, The only cure to your illness. I know thou art mighty and strong Only because I am here, For...
DOT IN MY EYES by Joshua Levites
Look into my eyes. Spot the dot of pain. See the portion agony coloured dark And the area Disappointments painted red. Now, look deeper Focus on the sad face of...
IN THE COURSE OF THE SOUL REAPER’S VOYAGE by Thaalith Abubakar Gimba
No one recognizes him, Maybe his disguise eludes all. Slowly his ship, circumnavigates. Across the land of the living. Easily he locates his prey. Wielding his spiky fishing rod, That...