I wish I could come again.
Like a bird or a flower
To be with you in the hour
When silence reigns supreme
ALL FOR WHAT (a poem by Ude Vivian Chidimma)
Is it just me or do you too wonder? Ponder on this thing called existence Tense in the living absent in the dead Dread of death and even more so...
‘REKINDLED FLAME’ & ‘SCHISM’ (two poems by Gift Emmanuel Olaleye)
How he made his sharp but soft words break
Her heart to learn singing all night long
The desire burnt out at the stake.
DITCHES (a poem by Raphael Oryiman)
Ditches; Are dug by green snakes. With kisses and hugs, And friendly smiles, Which dissight the wiles. Also, a fraternal embrace, That assures solace; Where venom is braced. Look! Leap!!...
‘CHILDREN OF MELANIN’ & ‘ROAD TO SOLDIER’ (two poems by Owolusi Lucky)
Whichever road that leads us to soldier
For a land thirsty for green leaves
Makes a hero of us that never gave
Up on our fatherland.
‘EJIMA’ (a poem by Vivian Nnagboro)
The pills are communion to you,
Each one bringing you closer to the most high.
The prophet’s cane, though a weapon
For destruction, seeks salvation for you.
‘THERE’S NOTHING LEFT’, ‘PIECE OF A DREAM’, ‘THERE WAS ALSO A CANDLE ON THE TABLE’ & ‘THE WOUND IS FULL OF BLOOD’ (four poems by Ivan de Monbrison)
There was also a candle on the table.
Pen, paper.
And the head that someone put there.
He must have forgotten it.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (JUNE/JULY 2022) – ‘YOUR NEW FRONTIER’
The Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC), June-July 2022, is open for submissions! For this edition, we want you to tell us about your new frontier.
BPPC: OLAJUWON JOSEPH OLUMIDE WINS BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST APRIL/MAY 2022
Olajuwon Joseph Olumide is the winner of the April/May 2022 edition of the bi-monthly Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC). A prolific poet, soul singer, and author, Olumide clinched the first prize for the poem “Do Not Die in Their War”. It is his fourth time finishing at the top of the BPPC.
CALL FOR ENTRIES: ERIATA ORIBHABOR POETRY PRIZE 2022
We cordially invite Nigerian poets and lovers of literature residing anywhere in the world to submit poems for the 10th annual Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize, EOPP 2022. A total of ₦100,000 cash prize will be won.