Words Rhymes & Rhythm

“History Books Cannot Be Trusted, So We Must Write Our Own Stories…“ | A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine Interview with Nana Sule

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“The Future of African Poetry Fills Me With So Much Urgency…“ | A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine Interview with Adedayo Agarau

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“The Writer’s Primary Duty Is To Write And Be True To The Story Or Subject Of Their Writing“ | A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine Interview with Iquo DianaAbasi

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“The Craft Of Poetry Writing Is Rooted In The Pursuit Of One’s Voice”: A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine ‘Migration’ Issue Interview with Ayomide Bayowa

POETRY

HUNGRY HAND, RICH MOUTH

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 9, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11226" align="aligncenter" width="325"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Hungry Hand, Rich Mouth][/caption]hungry hand pleaded pleas went unheeded rich mouth hisses emptying filled dishes hungry hand armed rich mouth harmed body, soul asunder grave...

POETRY

GOSPEL

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 9, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11223" align="aligncenter" width="323"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Gospel][/caption]My homeland's on a journey Bearing burdens blissfully Like a donkey My homeland's on a journey Like the eastern magi With no star upon...

POETRY

BEAUTY IN VAIN

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 8, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11153" align="aligncenter" width="353"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry[/caption]Like a broken heart Singing dirge to a fruitless womb Like a sad mind Chanting lullaby For a dead foetus Wandering wonders Befuddling bleeding heart of...

POETRY

EMOTIONS

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 8, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11154" align="aligncenter" width="340"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Emotions][/caption]Anger as hot as a ball of fire Often burns yourself on the bed of pyre Unbearably your nerves are squeezed When your dead-cold fear...

POETRY Uncategorized

WHO ARE WE

Kukogho Iruesiri SamsonJune 8, 2014October 15, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11155" align="aligncenter" width="363"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Who Are We][/caption]Who are we? Are we not the butchered future Awaiting the escort of wooden coffins To a land where the dust fondles our...

POETRY

#BringBackOurGirls: BARREN VOICES

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 7, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11160" align="aligncenter" width="352"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Barren Voices][/caption]Flying information;which to debunk About the abducted belles in chibok? Unholy fingers accusing each other While boko haram flares more fire Brutal fallacies attacking...

POETRY Uncategorized

#BringBackOurGirls: LET GO OF THEM

Okeme Jerome AkpevweJune 7, 2014October 15, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11161" align="aligncenter" width="314"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Let Go Of Them][/caption]Sleep has been stolen from our eyes And our pillows are soaked with tears Shall we continue to live in fear? No!...

POETRY

#BringBackOurGirls: LETTER FROM HELL

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 7, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11171" align="aligncenter" width="298"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Letter From Hell][/caption]My heart burns as my urge To learn becomes Terror's urge Though we hope for the rain But let me write under this...

POETRY

CRYING PEOPLE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 6, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11156" align="aligncenter" width="312"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Crying People][/caption]I know how they felt Their pains like the sands in the seas I want to feel its touch To know how life has...

POETRY

#BringBackOurGirls: THE SONGS WE SING

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 6, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11162" align="aligncenter" width="283"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Songs We Sing][/caption]The songs we sing Are the broken chords From torn lips, Cracked wombs And feet bleeding from a march Upon the sharp...

“History Books Cannot Be Trusted, So We Must Write Our Own Stories…“ | A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine Interview with Nana Sule

“The Future of African Poetry Fills Me With So Much Urgency…“ | A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine Interview with Adedayo Agarau

“The Writer’s Primary Duty Is To Write And Be True To The Story Or Subject Of Their Writing“ | A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine Interview with Iquo DianaAbasi

“The Craft Of Poetry Writing Is Rooted In The Pursuit Of One’s Voice”: A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine ‘Migration’ Issue Interview with Ayomide Bayowa

HUNGRY HAND, RICH MOUTH

GOSPEL

BEAUTY IN VAIN

EMOTIONS

WHO ARE WE

#BringBackOurGirls: BARREN VOICES

#BringBackOurGirls: LET GO OF THEM

#BringBackOurGirls: LETTER FROM HELL

CRYING PEOPLE

#BringBackOurGirls: THE SONGS WE SING

CỌ́N-SCÌÒ MAGAZINE: ‘BREATHE’ [ISSUE 5, VOL. 1 | JUN, 2025]

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