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

I WILL BE BACK AFTER THE WAR

Adedayo Adeyemi AgarauMarch 12, 2014August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10466" align="aligncenter" width="461"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Will Be Back After The War][/caption]Aduke, don’t cry! I am strong enough to fight life with the claws of my pen This war claimed...

POETRY

WHEN LIGHT HAS GONE TO BED

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 12, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10467" align="aligncenter" width="409"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [When Light Has Gone To Bed][/caption] Those brutal demons Lodged in the penumbra of your innocence Smear your name With brushstrokes of strange acts...

POETRY

OH! WHAT A MOTHER

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 11, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10444" align="aligncenter" width="429"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Oh! What A Mother][/caption] Though at birth it wasn't easyShe says I'm a worthy reasonBefore I could even speakShe protected me through the thick As...

POETRY

DEAR NENE

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 11, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10445" align="aligncenter" width="414"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Dear Nene][/caption]Dear mama, I have tasted the warmth kneaded on papa's lap, but I'm still in dire want ...of the milky pap that drips...

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WOMAN BEING WOMAN BEING

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 11, 2014July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10446" align="aligncenter" width="412"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Woman Being][/caption] The perfect surgeon Off his side took his rib And made her a real whole Beside she must be Not beneath, trampled underfoot...

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AND DISASTER STRUCK

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 10, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10439" align="aligncenter" width="418"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [And Disaster Struck][/caption]Study we must tonight For an exam looms on the morrow Forget about using the electric light Because currents in the nation seldom...

POETRY

WHO ARE THE ENEMIES OF PEACE

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 10, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10435" align="aligncenter" width="386"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Who Are The Enemies Of Peace][/caption]For how long will we live in fear of unknown? For how long will this carnage continue? A part of...

POETRY

WAKE THE COUNSELLORS OF PEACE

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 10, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10431" align="aligncenter" width="398"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Wake The Counsellors Of Peace][/caption]We mourn our souls in the hall of dread clothed in fine shrouds, like madmen in the midst of two...

POETRY

ROOT OUT TERRORISM

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 9, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10341" align="aligncenter" width="375"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Root Our Terrorism][/caption]In the name of the great god A man cuts a cute girls head!Is this not worse than mob rape? This sin I...

POETRY

MY DECREE!

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 9, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10342" align="aligncenter" width="400"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [My Decree!][/caption]Selfish, impatient, insecure Gulping out evil! Yet, what a man that you're mindful of! Mind like deep ocean Unpredictable and unaccommodating Yet, what a...

“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

I WILL BE BACK AFTER THE WAR

WHEN LIGHT HAS GONE TO BED

OH! WHAT A MOTHER

DEAR NENE

WOMAN BEING WOMAN BEING

AND DISASTER STRUCK

WHO ARE THE ENEMIES OF PEACE

WAKE THE COUNSELLORS OF PEACE

ROOT OUT TERRORISM

MY DECREE!

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

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