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

ICONS OF DISDAIN

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 6, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11157" align="aligncenter" width="305"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Icons Of Disdain][/caption]They were beggars Canvassing for votes Just like alms Soliciting for our approval To get them there Into their presumed promised land They...

POETRY

FREEDOM FOR ONE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 5, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11158" align="aligncenter" width="316"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Freedom For One][/caption]Freedom for one! Now what again? They cry for freedom Freedom from your oppression Freedom from your slavery and dictatorship They fight for...

POETRY

THE RAIN IN MAY

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 5, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11164" align="aligncenter" width="339"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Rain In May][/caption]On your sneezes, farmers are bent to soar Whenever the moon turns to a count of four Regretting and rejoicing, we take...

POETRY Uncategorized

THEIR MISTAKE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 5, 2014October 15, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11165" align="aligncenter" width="337"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Their Mistake][/caption]HE loving and caring friendly and cheerful SHE Proud and stone hearted Troublesome and ungodly LOVE He thought love will make her change He...

POETRY

ÒRÌSÀ ÌLÚ

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 4, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11166" align="aligncenter" width="340"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [ÒRÌSÀ ÌLÚ][/caption] Why have you all chosen to go asleep You revered deities of our land? Violence has tilled the soil Upon which you reigned...

POETRY

#BringBackOurGirls: FIND HER, BRING HER HOME

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 4, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11163" align="aligncenter" width="319"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Find Her, Bring Her Home][/caption]Imagine there's no greed A world where you want for me As much as you want for yourself No one will...

POETRY Uncategorized

WHO SEES THE FUTURE?

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 3, 2014October 15, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11168" align="aligncenter" width="350"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Who Sees The Future][/caption]The future is what No man can see It's holds the unknown For you and me. We may hit our toes On...

POETRY

WHO COULD HAVE KNOWN?

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 3, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11169" align="aligncenter" width="332"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Who Could Have Known][/caption] Who could have known? That darkness could hide beneath light She was a hypocrite to moods and feelings Its painful moods...

POETRY

THE DEFEAT OF KNOWLEDGE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 3, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11170" align="aligncenter" width="322"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Defeat Of Knowledge][/caption]Where are the wisdom of Gurus See them probing the questions Like a calf sucking the nunu Bewildered were their imaginations We...

POETRY

I HAVE SEEN MERCY

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 2, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11141" align="aligncenter" width="406"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Have Seen Mercy][/caption]I have seen mercy one that heals so much and so free anoda still there is a mercy that kills i have...

“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

ICONS OF DISDAIN

FREEDOM FOR ONE

THE RAIN IN MAY

THEIR MISTAKE

ÒRÌSÀ ÌLÚ

#BringBackOurGirls: FIND HER, BRING HER HOME

WHO SEES THE FUTURE?

WHO COULD HAVE KNOWN?

THE DEFEAT OF KNOWLEDGE

I HAVE SEEN MERCY

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

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