ACROSTICS POETRY: DEFINITIONS, EXAMPLES & NOTES
An acrostic poem is a type of poetry where the first, last or other letters in the poems lines spell out a particular word or phrase, which is oftentimes the...
THEME AND DICTION: THE CONNECTION IN POETRY
This is more a chat than a lecture. We will talk about my observation, that many people do not understand the fact that every theme has a diction it should follow. So they...
THE DAY I ‘KILLED’ MY EX-GIRLFRIEND (a true story)
When my phone rang and Sadiya’s name appeared on its screen, my heart skipped a beat? Had she changed her mind? I waited for the third ring before I picked...
POETRY: IMAGERY vs SYMBOLISM
IMAGERY vs SYMBOLISM: Understanding the difference between these two terms has been an issue for many people. In fact many of us think they are one and the same. But...
SONNETS: DEFINITION, STRUCTURE, EXAMPLES AND NOTES
Today’s we’ll be discussing a classic form, an intricate formal poetic-dance with precise rhythm and fixed step — sonnets. The sonnet is basically a 14 line poem with a definite...
UNDERSTANDING SYMBOLISM IN POETRY
Generally, symbolism is the representation of one thing by another. Such representations may concern persons, objects or ideas. Symbolism is another way of creating imagery through comparison. This is what...
LET’S WRITE A ‘SWAP QUATRAIN’
The Swap quatrain is a form of poetry created by Lorraine M. Kanter within the poem, each stanza must contain a quatrain — four lines stanza, where the first...
I SMELL YOU ON MY FINGERS by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
yesterday i smelt you on my fingers as i tried to straighten my mustache triggering memories of where they’ve been the damp crevices traveled, in pairs and the sounds they...
BLESSING LIKE A CURSE by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
my blessing came like a curse bitter, ugly, sharp and coarse it beat me down into the dust until i turned into stardust — Kukogho Iruesiri Samson [caption id="attachment_21623" align="aligncenter"...
A WOMAN SHOULD COOK by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
I sat there in my little, steamy kitchen Deaf to both tweeting and preaching As I stirred the porridge in my shiny pot “A wife should cook,” was all I...