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

THE MYSTIC MESSAGE (ÁROKÓ )

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 30, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11067" align="aligncenter" width="361"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Mystic Message][/caption]We are in grave danger Of losing our future to political interlopers Let's find a lasting solution To the drum of trauma We...

POETRY

IS SHE GONE FOREVER?

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 30, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11068" align="aligncenter" width="325"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Is She Gone Forever][/caption]I bore her in my womb Have I lost my baby to the tomb? I fed her with my breasts Can my...

POETRY

CHRIST ON THE CROSS

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 29, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11069" align="aligncenter" width="327"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Christ On The Cross][/caption]He bore the shame and brought us fame He hung on the cross for all of us By people so fierce He...

POETRY

DUSK IN NYANYA’S DAWN

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 29, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11070" align="aligncenter" width="358"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Dusk In Nyanya's Dawn][/caption]Many of you woke up Smiles cheered up your morning But fate had a different story As I meditate on this I...

POETRY

HAREM OF PRETENDERS

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 28, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11071" align="aligncenter" width="342"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Harem of Pretenders][/caption]I flinch from our gullibility; Made vulnerable by our love for sentiments Who forced us down into This putrid water to swim? We,...

POETRY

OUR MOTHERLAND

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 28, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11074" align="aligncenter" width="357"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Our Motherland][/caption]Empty hopes sunk in bloody impoverishment Battered, brutalized by ‘GeePee’ tank bellies They escort the gold to fatten their pulse And package poverty to...

POETRY

MY PEN POWER

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 28, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11075" align="aligncenter" width="328"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [My Pen Power][/caption]My sun rises in the East Setting not in the West The North sees me and smile My brightness South deny not; Turning...

POETRY

TRAGEDY OF FAITH

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 27, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11076" align="aligncenter" width="344"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Tragedy Of Faith][/caption]Anticipating village ears Groping the whistling easterly winds Tracking approaching sounds, each steers T'catch high priest's obscure rattling steps One, two, here he...

POETRY

HIS CRIME WAS LOVE

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 27, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11077" align="aligncenter" width="375"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [His Crime Was Love][/caption] He was beaten and battered He was flogged with a whip He was broken and shattered This made some eyes weep...

POETRY

A PETITION TO THE GODS

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 27, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11078" align="aligncenter" width="354"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [A Petition To The gods][/caption]Amadioha! He who speaks through thunder and strikes with lightning! Have you lost your axe? Why do you seem lax? Seeds...

“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

THE MYSTIC MESSAGE (ÁROKÓ )

IS SHE GONE FOREVER?

CHRIST ON THE CROSS

DUSK IN NYANYA’S DAWN

HAREM OF PRETENDERS

OUR MOTHERLAND

MY PEN POWER

TRAGEDY OF FAITH

HIS CRIME WAS LOVE

A PETITION TO THE GODS

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

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