Year: <span>2017</span>

NEWS

ALBERT JUNGERS POETRY PRIZE (AJPP) 2017: OGWIJI, ABAH, KALU EMERGE WINNERS

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 19, 2017

Benue-born poet Ogwiji Ehi-kowochio Blessing is the winner of the 2017 edition of the Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP), awarded to the best poem from the combined top 10 entries...

POETRY

THE GARMENT THAT FITS by Bijimi Daniel Meindous

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 17, 2017November 17, 2017

The garment that fits who can find it It gently covers the wearers nakedness And generously provide protection from unfavourable weather Draws admires eyes and trigger their complements The garment...

POETRY

THE BLIND MAN’S VENGEFUL CURSE by Thaalith Abubakar Gimba

Thaalith Abubakar GimbaNovember 13, 2017November 12, 2017

By the serene heavens, And the clamorous earth That birthed uncanny nature. I compel in advance, The flickering lightning, To Blind your sight, Strike your rustic tongue, Maim your itchy...

BOOK REVIEWS

REVIEW: ‘PRAYING IN THOUGHTS’ BY J. T MARSHALL IS SURE TO CURE YOUR INSOMNIA

Eugene YakubuNovember 12, 2017August 3, 2020

Title: Praying in Thoughts Author: J. T Marshall Genre: Motivational Number of Pages: 84 Publishers: Words Rhymes & Rhythm Year of Publication: 2017 ISBN: 978-978-963-041-7 Reviewer: EUGENE YAKUBU TO SLEEP...

BOOK REVIEWS

REVIEW: MAKERI’S ‘ROSES IN THE MINES’ IS A PERFECT ECOCRITICAL LITERARY PIECE

Eugene YakubuNovember 12, 2017August 3, 2020

Title: Roses in the Mines Author: Gabriel S. Makeri Genre: Prose Faction Number of Pages: 202 Publishers: Words Rhymes & Rhythm Year of Publication: 2017 ISBN: 978-978-963-040-0 Reviewer: EUGENE YAKUBU...

BOOK REVIEWS

REVIEW: ADEBAYO’S ‘POEHEARTIC’ CREATES NOSTALGIC FEELINGS OF PASSIONATE MOMENTS AND ROMANTIC ESCAPADES

Eugene YakubuNovember 12, 2017August 3, 2020

Title: Poeheartic (Rhythms of Love) Author: Adebayo Kolawole Samuel Genre: Poetry Number of Pages: 70 Publishers: Words Rhymes & Rhythm Year of Publication: 2017 ISBN: 978-978-959-183-1 Reviewer: EUGENE YAKUBU Hidden...

BOOK REVIEWS

REVIEW: ADEBAYO SHINES A NEW LIGHT ON LOVE IN ‘POEHEARTIC’

Goodness AyoolaNovember 12, 2017August 3, 2020

WRITING TIPS

AS A NIGERIAN YOU CAN READ 1,462 BOOKS A YEAR, BUT…

Aremu Adams AdebisiNovember 12, 2017August 3, 2020

I read a book within three days. Let's say every three days I make sure I read a book which probably contradicts yours anyway. Knowing that within the aforementioned days...

POETRY

AMALGAMATION OF PAINS by Bada Yusuf Amoo

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 12, 2017November 13, 2017

Green and white detribalised our existence Our grumblings are more private than public Alas! Our ears have been listened to dialogues Will writers present a collective opinion? While the nation's...

SHORT STORIES

MY SWEET LITTLE COURAGE

Agbalokwu ChibuikeNovember 11, 2017

Nche did not bother bantering with the pupils lining his path. The gutter surrounding Santa Maria Church was already littered by pupils with their lunch packs, eating and japing. The...

Year: 2017

ALBERT JUNGERS POETRY PRIZE (AJPP) 2017: OGWIJI, ABAH, KALU EMERGE WINNERS

THE GARMENT THAT FITS by Bijimi Daniel Meindous

THE BLIND MAN’S VENGEFUL CURSE by Thaalith Abubakar Gimba

REVIEW: ‘PRAYING IN THOUGHTS’ BY J. T MARSHALL IS SURE TO CURE YOUR INSOMNIA

REVIEW: MAKERI’S ‘ROSES IN THE MINES’ IS A PERFECT ECOCRITICAL LITERARY PIECE

REVIEW: ADEBAYO’S ‘POEHEARTIC’ CREATES NOSTALGIC FEELINGS OF PASSIONATE MOMENTS AND ROMANTIC ESCAPADES

REVIEW: ADEBAYO SHINES A NEW LIGHT ON LOVE IN ‘POEHEARTIC’

AS A NIGERIAN YOU CAN READ 1,462 BOOKS A YEAR, BUT…

AMALGAMATION OF PAINS by Bada Yusuf Amoo

MY SWEET LITTLE COURAGE

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