THE JOURNEY HOME by Prince Kuti Adetoye Olayinka
I wonder if someone Will sing my unwritten ballad. Write me an elegy And cook me a song! I do wonder If my carvings On History sands Won't be washed...
I WANT CHANGE by Osho Samuel Adetunji
Holders clasp light like a prisoner! Darkness stares me in the face, With a choir of generators groaning, I want change! Thieves coronated as Chiefs, With pockets heavy with greed,...
STARVED BRAIN by Sule T Joshua
Give me some quiet my brain is starved I need cooked books to eat Gimme some liquid Of poems to drink I need to think I will grow fallow If no...
SHE FINALLY IS HERE by Ogunsanya Enitan Olalekan
We have so longed for you, we have stood at the door waiting for the bell, we have sat halfly on cushions pacing up and down, we have talked,chatted,sang with...
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2015 [AUGUST]
Words Rhymes & Rhythm (WRR) is calling for entries for the August (7th) edition of the BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2015 (BPPC) on the theme: “I AM THE CHANGE”. The BPPC is...
BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2015: ADEDAYO ADEYEMI AGARAU'S ACHEBE TRIBUTE WINS JULY EDITION
Adedayo Adeyemi Agarau has won the July Edition of the BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (BPPC) 2015, themed: “TIME CHANGES YESTERDAY”, with a poem dedicated to one of Nigeria's finest writers ever,...
APPLY FOR THE WRR-CAPRECON GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE
WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM LTD in partnership with CAPRECON DEVELOPMENT CONSULT is pleased to announce the ‘WRR-CAPRECON GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE’ for young, unpublished Nigerian poets. The prize was initiated in...
A BETTER MAN by Awa Chigozie J
A Better Man Everyday I come closer to death By being alive I stand in between guilt And a struggle for life Truth lies that I know A thing about...
WRR-GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE 2015: MEET THE JUDGES
Here are the judges of the ‘WRR-CAPRECON GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE’ for young, unpublished Nigerian poets. The GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE’, jointly sponsored by WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM LTD and CAPRECON DEVELOPMENT...
APPLY FOR THE WRR-GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE 2015
WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM LTD is pleased to announce the ‘GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE’ for young, unpublished Nigerian poets. The prize was initiated in recognition of the need to give upcoming...