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...
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2016 [AUGUST] – ‘WOMANITY – THE GENDER AGENDA’
Words Rhymes & Rhythm (WRR) is calling on Nigerian poets living in Nigeria, Africa and all over the world to enter for the August edition of the BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST...
BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2016: UNN’S VALENTINE MBAGU WINS BPPC JULY WITH ‘A UNITED AFRICA’ POEM
Nigerian writer and poet, Mbagu Valentine, has won the July edition of the BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (2016) which was themed ‘UNITED STATES OF AFRICA’. Valentine, a Business Administration and Management...
HER SAD WISDOM by Dumejes Momalife
I Fair Matilda formed out of the morning sun This beauty caused rivalry between pantheons and fingers Her frown is more beautiful than the smile of Aphrodite and Venus II...
AFRICAN AUTHORS DON’T WRITE BOOKS OF INTEREST — Ray Ndebi
Ray Ndebi is a Cameroon writer and reviewer. He is the author of THE LAST GHOST: Son of Struggle, a novel. Ndebi lives in Yaoundé and works online with many...
S. V. AGEMA AND AMINA ABOJE WIN MANDELA DAY COMPETITION ALONGSIDE EMMERGING IDP WINNERS
The writers, Su’eddie Vershima Agema and Amina Aboje have been announced as the winners of the new Mandela Day Competition. The winners for the new Mandela Day Short Story and...
2016 GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE (GAP) FOR NIGERIAN POETS: JUDGES ANNOUNCED
The judges for the 2016 GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE’ (GAP) have been announced. On this years’ panel are three established Nigerian poets – GOODNESS OLANREWAJU AYOOLA, award-winning author of Meditations; SALAMATU...
CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2016 GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE (GAP) FOR NIGERIAN POETS
WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM LTD (RC 1234112) is pleased to announce the ‘GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE’ (GAP) 2016 for young, unpublished Nigerian poets resident in Nigeria. Nigerian poets between the ages...
LETTER TO SELF by Eseohe Ebhota Akoma
Dear self If you keep going backwards With the same people God has removed from your life You'll remain stuck No joy comes From being confused and unhappy Get rid...
AUTHORPEDIA CHAT: “The more you read, the better you write” — ANGEL OYINPREYE TARILA–NIKADE
ANGEL OYINPREYE TARILA–NIKADE is 9 year-old Nigerian writer from Agbere in Sagbama local government area of Bayelsa State. Oyinpreye is the first born child of her family. She recently published...