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

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: FR. ALBERT JUNGERS POETRY PRIZE (#AJPP2014)

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 27, 2014August 3, 2020

[caption id="attachment_483" align="aligncenter" width="298"] www.facebook.com/AuthorPedia [Albert Jungers Poetry Prize: #AJPP2014][/caption]WRRPoetry hereby calls for entries into the maiden edition of the Albert Jungers Poetry Prize, AJPP2014. The Albert Jungers Prize is...

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: FR. ALBERT JUNGERS POETRY PRIZE (#AJPP2014)

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 27, 2014July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11086" align="aligncenter" width="312"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Albert Jungers Poetry Prize: #AJPP2014][/caption]WRRPoetry hereby calls for entries into the maiden edition of the Albert Jungers Poetry Prize, AJPP2014. The Albert Jungers Prize is...

POETRY

THIS BRAIN!

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 26, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11079" align="aligncenter" width="364"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [This Brain][/caption]I look to thee when I need a hand when thy brothers offer me nought and though thy maker made thee great thou concealeth...

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THIS LIFE

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 26, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11080" align="aligncenter" width="349"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [This Life][/caption]Tangle of webs Intricately interwoven So meshed and yet So apart. Worlds in a world Seemingly inseparable With paths crisscrossed And still so irreconcilable...

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NIGERIA

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 26, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11081" align="aligncenter" width="382"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Nigeria][/caption]A country our forefathers left with legacy and fortune A rich nation, full of honey and milk. Will we now mar her or let her...

POETRY

STRUGGLING WITH THE PEN

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 25, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11039" align="aligncenter" width="359"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Struggling With The Pen][/caption]Vomit your silence Into a bucket full of tears Tears for sons Suns who presently absent Once shined the dreams of their...

POETRY

BIRD SONG

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 25, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11040" align="aligncenter" width="351"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Bird Song][/caption]You see me You say you love me You don't even know me You can't compartmentalize me You don't understand me So, you won't...

POETRY

A RIDE IN THE MOONLIGHT

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 25, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11041" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [A Ride In The Moonlight][/caption]The feel that quickens our hungry heels touches of your body; smiles that pierce so lovely moment still as night, chill...

POETRY

ONE DAY

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 24, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11042" align="aligncenter" width="357"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [One Day][/caption]The silence I evoked left me without a doubt My once candid views are now misconstrued If I had but another chance to tell...

POETRY

EARTH SONG

Words Rhymes & RhythmMay 24, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11043" align="aligncenter" width="434"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Earth Song][/caption]Each time the cloud cries Beyond broken borders Refusing mild back-consoles And endless earthen apologies, We pray in our closet- Heal our land… From...

“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

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: FR. ALBERT JUNGERS POETRY PRIZE (#AJPP2014)

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: FR. ALBERT JUNGERS POETRY PRIZE (#AJPP2014)

THIS BRAIN!

THIS LIFE

NIGERIA

STRUGGLING WITH THE PEN

BIRD SONG

A RIDE IN THE MOONLIGHT

ONE DAY

EARTH SONG

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