The novel [Devil’s Pawn] evinces excellence in its precise and moving descriptive adequacy. And there is no doubt that the subject matter of revenge it treats is reminiscent of known literary traditions in English, Spanish, and African literary traditions.
WRITING POETRY: 22 2S BREAKDOWN
The poem, 22 2s was inspired by a song by one of the greatest rappers of all time; Jay-Z. In his debut album, Reasonable Doubt, there’s a song by...
FEET OF KNIVES by Michael Achile Umameh
When the drab drum of winter dies of the weight of warmth spring’s dewy fingers; feet full of knives; icicles rising and descending a cold caress on an erect skeleton...
DEDICATION MUST MEET PASSION: An Introduction to Creative Writing by Eketi Ette
No one can ever become a writer by doing nothing, except wish to be one. To be a writer, you must pick up a pen, paper or laptop, and begin to write.
GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE (GAP) 2017: CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS
Words Rhymes & Rhythm Publishers Ltd. is pleased to announce a call for entries for the 3rd edition of the Green Author Prize (GAP 2017) for young unpublished Nigerian writers under...
NOMINATE A TEACHER FOR THE WRR NIGERIAN TEACHERS AWARD 2017
Words Rhymes & Rhythm is calling for nominations for the 2017 WRR NIGERIAN TEACHERS AWARD (WRR-NTA) to mark the WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY 2017 ― which was celebrated worldwide on Thursday, October...
WRR CONGRATULATES IKEOGU IKE, WINNER NLNG LITERATURE PRIZE 2017
Congratulations Ike Ikeogu for winning the 2017 Liquefied Natural Gas Limited Nigerian Prize for Literature! "I worked on it for 27 years...I thought of writing a poem and soon had...
OF POETS AND CRITICS: SEUN LARI-WILLIAMS VS. THE ERINYES OF NIGERIAN POETRY
When John Greenleaf Whittier (then already an established poet) first got a hold of Walt Whitman’s poems, he dismissed them as “loose, lurid, and impious,” and summarily threw his gift-copy...
OLAYINKA ABIMBOLA EGBOKHARE’S ‘DAZZLING MIRAGE’ IS OUT
We are proud to unveil 'DAZZLING MIRAGE', a novel by OLAYINKA ABIMBOLA EGBOKHARE. Dazzling Mirage is a well narrated story of a sickle-cell patient, Funmi, whose only need was to...
ANA PUBLISHES 2017 LITERARY PRIZE SHORTLIST, FEATURING WRR CEO KUKOGHO IRUESIRI SAMSON
The judges of the Association of Nigerian Authors Literary Prizes have published the shortlist for the 2017 ANA Prizes and WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM PUBLISHERS LTD CEO, Kukogho Iruesiri Samson, was...