WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY 2016: NOMINATE A NIGERIAN TEACHER FOR WRR’S N10,000 AWARD
Words Rhymes & Rhythm wishes to join the rest of the world in celebrating our teachers on the occasion of the WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY 2016 ― October 5 by giving...
ERIATA ORIBHABOR POETRY PRIZE (EOPP) 2016: SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED!
Words Rhymes & Rhythm Ltd. is pleased to announce the shortlist for the ERIATA ORIBHABOR POETRY PRIZE (EOPP) 2016. The prize, now in its 5th year, was declared open to submissions...
PRAGMATIC LOVE by Bamas Sinach VicToria
How can you tell me to marry for love When the pantry houses crickets and the chirpings decibels magnified by the hollow space With hungry mouths to feed and dying...
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2016 [SEPTEMBER] – ‘SUICIDE – BEHIND THE DARK CURTAIN’
Words Rhymes & Rhythm (WRR) is receiving entries for the September edition of the BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (BPPC) SEASON II [2016]. Nigerian poets, living in Nigeria, Africa and all...
BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2016: LAUTECH'S ADAMS ADEOSUN WINS BPPC AUGUST WITH 'THE POETRY OF A WOMAN'
The winner of the BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2016 (August) is Adams Adeosun, a student of architecture at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria. [caption id="attachment_4203"...
PIN QUARTERLY JOURNAL (2016 SPECIAL EDITION) IS OUT!
The first print edition of the Poets in Nigeria PIN Quarterly Journal, Nigeria’s first journal dedicated to Nigerian poetry, is now available for purchase. It is a special edition. While...
ATTEND THE LATE ALBERT ADEREMI ADEDOYIN CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP FOR YOUNG WRITERS
The organizers of the LATE ALBERT ADEREMI ADEDOYIN CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP FOR YOUNG WRITERS are receiving application for the 3RD (2016) edition of the annual literary initiative. Organized in conjunction...
REGISTER FOR EKETI'S ONLINE CREATIVE WRITING COURSE FOR BEGINNERS
Applications are now open for the 4th edition of the Eketi's Online Creative Writing Course for beginners. This session will hold from the 5th of September to 3rd of October...
IN LIFE by Eseohe Ebhota Akoma
People who are unkind; Always hit from behind; Don’t be blind; Otherwise you will be undermined. Expectations sadden us Loneliness drives us mad Victories gladden our hearts Evil thoughts make...
A BIRD, A KITE OR A PLANE… by Bamas Sinach Victoria
It's a bird No, it's a kite Maybe it's a plane The plane that delivered cupid’s letter to my heart The heart that opened up for your love The love...