WE STILL REMEMBER YOU by Sule T. Joshua
We still remember you: The Shepherd of our time, The 'fun' of our time, The mentor of still now, The tutor of our time, We won't forget you. We still...
GIVING PEACE A CHANCE by Goodness Ayoola
Over the bony oases rises a sorrowful song Like dark fumes in a broad day Whistling sonorously at random In the hamlet clutched in the fist of wars. The feud...
BLACK! by Oluwatosin Kolawole
The radiantly shiny skin appeals to all Some call it the coal-tar-like. Others liken it to a charcoal... It’s her colour; black! Sometimes, she’s molested; called names, scorned- Called a...
EVENTIDE CAME by Samuel Leumas
Evening came Upon our mind, with blooming panorama Of spectra On the wide cushion of sky. [vale is not apt here] As we garnered like pile of pearls Around a...
TEARS FROM GAZA 1… a piece for peace by George Shakewords
Our hopes are dead and buried In the shallow graves of the battle field, Our cheeks are drenched With tears that flows like river. Sound of missiles and bomblasts Are...
I TOO WANT TO SERVE by Owoicho Nelson
I want to serve my country And lead my country men I want to speak for all and sundry Building a foundation for the system I too want to serve...
THE CINQUAIN CHALLENGE
A Cinquain is a short non-rhyming poem of 5 lines developed by Adalaide Crapsey. Note that it is pronounced “sin-cane,” not “sin-kwane”. This class of poetic forms is very popular...
'HALF OF A MELLOW SUM': a review of by Oyin Oludipe Samuel
Film: HALF OF A YELLOW SUN Director: BIYI BANDELE Screenplay: BIYI BANDELE Producer(s): Andrea Calderwood, Gail Egan Run time: 111 minutes Reviewer: OYIN OLUDIPE SAMUEL Biyi Bandele’s film adaptation of the 2006 novel, Half of...
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2015 [JUNE]
Words Rhymes & Rhythm is calling for entries for the JUNE edition of the Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC) on the theme: "TRADITIONS AND CULTURE". Organized in honor of Brigitte Poirson, French poet and lecturer,...
BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2015: SHOWUNMI OLAWALE MICHAEL WINS MAY EDITION
Showunmi Olawale Michael has emerged winner of the May edition of the Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC) on the theme: "A PEOPLE'S HOPE". Michael, who is known in literary circles...