A PRICE FOR BREAD! by Akpoveta Akpoviri
Right goes for tiny piece of bread Brewed by thieves of twisted tongues Promises made but never to be fulfilled Forced down the throat of gullible citizens Blinded by poverty...
THE PACT: by Onwuasoanya Chika Jones (Winner BPPC 2015, March)
When man first discovered that God, was not between his legs, He set out to find the diviner’s rod, And fill his flesh bowl with cloud dregs, The Nazarene walked...
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2015 [APRIL]
Words Rhymes & Rhythm is calling for entries for the April edition of the Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC) on the theme: 'WIND OF CHANGE'. Organized in honor of Brigitte Poirson, French poet and...
BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2015: ONWUASOANYA CHIKA JONES WINS MARCH EDITION
A multiple award-winning poet and spoken word artist, Onwuasoanya Chika Tobi, has been announced winner of the March edition of the Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC) themed ‘MAN AND RELIGION’....
ENEMIES OF GOD KNOWLEDGE: by Ojo Adewale Iyanda
enemies of God knowledge are clowns striving to know the weight of the ocean longing to count the flying birds always fancying unseen signs the creation of earth is their...
IF E’EN I FALL: by Moses Oluwatobi Adebayo
If e'en i fall Fall I wherefrom crest doves doth chirps; Cold hands and feet hereupon astray slips, Like dry fronds, winter wind whereof plucked, Heart rendest broken, thereof a...
MY SON by Paul Word
My son, Slow and steady wins no race For time change with each pace So make haste for dreams wait for no man. My son, all hands on deck guarantee...
FABLE DEVOTEES 1 (WHO WE ARE): by Benson David
The fable devotees (That) is who we are. Today we worship in pairs, As the mating birds. Custodians of the martyr's lot We are. True or untrue, we seek not....
THEY CLAP DEATH: by Ndukwo Kalu Ugah
They clap death,the war conformist, Whom had gonged their heart to kill; Giving rise to social pathologies, Planted in the tree of memory on terrorism. They clap war,the charlatan warriors;...
FROZEN STARS: by Awa Chigozie Jerome
The nights came in spirals and left dots of silver frozen Like rapids of corals The dots froze in heaven The moon has been on guard Over the stars that...