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.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ‘IDENTITY’ — CỌ́N-SCÌÒ MAGAZINE ISSUE 2, VOL 1, JULY 2022
The theme of this issue is Identity. we seek submissions (stories, poems, essays, art & photographs) that set us apart and yet give us a sense of community.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (APRIL/MAY 2022) – ‘STOP WAR’
The Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC), April/May 2022, is open for submissions! We are accepting original poems dealing with the horrors, or reminiscences, of war, longings for peace, challenges of the future and more, using your poetic weapons.
BPPC: PHILIP CHIJIOKE ABONYI WINS BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST FEBRUARY/MARCH 2022 EDITION
Phillip Chijioke Abonyi has won the February/March 2022 edition of the bi-monthly Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC). Abonyi, a writer and photographer, was awarded first place for ‘How a Poet Loves a Poem’, a sorrowful poem mourning a lost loved one.