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

MORTICIAN TALE

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 4, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9948" align="aligncenter" width="340"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Mortician Tale][/caption]Here in this dreary room I dress many souls to eternity... Lifeless souls kissed by death... Sparkling roses lose glamour at nightfall But the...

POETRY

THE RETIREE

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 4, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9949" align="aligncenter" width="410"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Retiree][/caption]My father's virility was yanked off the vein of his youth, and spread as manure on the soil of our land! From his wrinkled...

POETRY

AFRICAN LADY

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 3, 2014July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9940" align="aligncenter" width="422"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [African Woman][/caption] Beauty in dark complexion Her dark skin shines even at night... African lady So mild when she appears in African attire Naturally pretty...

POETRY

WERE I …

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 3, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9936" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Were I...][/caption]Were I from Igbira land, I would have named my daughter Ohunene, If I had walked the land of the rising sun, Her name...

POETRY

OMOTUGHELE

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 3, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9932" align="aligncenter" width="365"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Omotughele][/caption]Sango and I dipped starch in Oghwevwri The night they sang of Omotughele's beauty On that day, my Ugboma parted with Erhi Ovigueraye! Finding 'Motughele...

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize 2014

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 2, 2014August 3, 2020

[caption id="attachment_444" align="aligncenter" width="428"] www.facebook.com/AuthorPedia [Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize 2014][/caption]Poetry as an agent of change is well recognized the world over. In recognition of this, the ‘Eriata Oribabhor Poetry Prize’...

POETRY

WAR OF EMOTION

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 2, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9898" align="aligncenter" width="374"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [War Of Emotion][/caption] She… Was innocent Untapped her bosom was So inviting that he craved for her innocence Lust for what lies beneath the oversize...

POETRY

LET’S TALK ABOUT LOVE!

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 2, 2014July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9895" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Let's Talk About Love][/caption]Let's talk about Love! Not the roadside love between a guy and the babe with pretty round curves That ends up in...

POETRY

GOD IN A BOTTLE

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 2, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9893" align="aligncenter" width="370"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [God In A Bottle][/caption] He squeezed God into a bottle of oil and cried out for purchase. "Man of God, How much is the bottle...

POETRY

BETA TOMORO

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 1, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9891" align="aligncenter" width="373"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Beta Tomoro][/caption]Dem call am law We take am raw Dem say dem go school And dem no go stop to loot.. How we people wan...

“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

MORTICIAN TALE

THE RETIREE

AFRICAN LADY

WERE I …

OMOTUGHELE

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize 2014

WAR OF EMOTION

LET’S TALK ABOUT LOVE!

GOD IN A BOTTLE

BETA TOMORO

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

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