DECEMBER 32ND by Goodness Ayoola
i. (rising action) this day i met stupor we slept on the same bed... the goblin in demonic goggles stood and read the book of doom he was the priest...
BETTER NIGERIA STARTS TODAY by Stephen Oluwaseyi
Life had given birth to great heroes Whose works are still speaking Though they made great history They are yesterday When are we going to stop looking back? To limb...
STRANGERS ON EARTH by Charles Bernard
Before us, many were After us, many will come Same sun, Same moon Same struggles and troubles Where are we headed? If not a gigantic circle From dusk to dawn...
MADNESS IN MUSIC (THE PIANIST) by Ifeoluseyi Ifeoluwapo Ifeyemi
The Pianist, A docile predator, With soothing claws, On his prey; coloured like good and evil. Far from the realm of sanity, He thumbs with maddening strain, The very citadel of...
KISSES by Ifeoluseyi Ifeoluwapo Ifeyemi
K-nots knitted by lusty lips. I-nnundating emotions of love conquered hearts, S-easoned with passions erupting erection; S-lammed on the alter of consummation, E-nveloping bodies in immense ecstasy. S-alutiferous like the...
LAST NIGHT I BECAME YOURS by Uduak Ukpong
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LAST NIGHT… by Uduak Ukpong
Last night I saw heaven in you Like whispers, you breathe words into me Telling me how precious I am “You are special” You called my name You called me...
CHIGOZIE OBIOMA'S 'THE FISHERMEN' IS ABOUT FISH-SIZED DREAMS – a review by Emmanuel O. Dairo
TITLE: THE FISHERMEN AUTHOR: CHIGOZIE OBIOMA GENRE: PROSE FICTION PUBLISHER: Little, Brown and Company YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2015 PAGES: 304 ISBN: 0316338370 (10), 978-0316338370 (13) REVIEWER: Emmanuel O. Dairo "Follow...
IDADA DELVES INTO THE DARKER RECESSES OF HUMAN EXISTENCE IN 'BY MY OWN HANDS' – a review by Sandra Whiteley
TITLE: BY MY OWN HANDS AUTHOR: JUDE IDADA GENRE: PROSE FICTION, THRILLER PUBLISHER: CREOTERNITY BOOKS YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2015 PAGES: 410 ISBN: 978-1501080562 (13), 1501080563 (10) REVIEWER: Sandra Whiteley “By...
I SEE A CHANGED MAN… by Olajuwon Joseph Olumide
O'er the years that I weeded vices through my lips with satire Like I'm no flesh, acclaiming myself - a hallowed messiah; A sage prophet that I feigned, a braggart...