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 AM A BRAVE LITTLE SOLDIER!

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 22, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9774" align="aligncenter" width="394"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Am A Brave Little Soldier][/caption]I am a brave little soldier I must be courageous, bold and strong I spend my day training and working...

POETRY

I CRY FOR MY YOUTH

Eziudo Michael NwachukwuJanuary 22, 2014August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9775" align="aligncenter" width="445"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Cry For My Youth][/caption]I cry, I cry for my youth Fools they are and have so remained Ill-treated, disappointed, failed, abused and brainwashed Yet...

POETRY

HALF GOLDEN SUN

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 21, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9773" align="aligncenter" width="389"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Half Golden Sun][/caption]'twixt four scores in the edge of the east We clamour in distress Amidst the lands, we lost, in fatricide and genocide Clanging...

POETRY

EMISSARIES OF PENURY

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 21, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9772" align="aligncenter" width="356"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Emmissaries Of Poverty][/caption] Who are these emissaries of penury? They are the corrupt masters of our economy who sit with their heads abroad and anuses...

POETRY

STEPPING HOPES

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 21, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9777" align="aligncenter" width="444"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Stepping Hopes][/caption]When dreams are becoming illusion You can't make out between vision Or delusion and your goals and dreams Seem to be flying away on...

POETRY

THIS IS NOT AN IRONY

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 20, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9760" align="aligncenter" width="370"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [This Is Not An Irony][/caption]We want mental-slavery not freedom We want injustice not justice But I tell you the truth This is not an Irony...

POETRY

IF WE MUST DIE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 20, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9758" align="aligncenter" width="381"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [If We Must Die][/caption]If we must die Let us die fighting Not in our snoring If we must retreat Let us retreat into our...

POETRY

ROSE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 20, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9759" align="aligncenter" width="367"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Rose][/caption]Beyond mangled Shadows of broken veils, it strove A bolt of warmth far off the furrowed all; Vapours, pore-breaching, of the first Swollen beam. The...

POETRY

THE WIFE MATERIAL

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 19, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9746" align="aligncenter" width="383"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Wife Material][/caption]She's like a butterfly Her love is hard to get All the men try But no one has had her yet She believes...

POETRY

I SAW THE LIGHT

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 19, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9745" align="aligncenter" width="389"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Saw The Light][/caption]My thoughts were puzzled! In obscurity, my mentality entangled I was always fighting from behind Yet, the light of freedom, remained unfound...

“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 AM A BRAVE LITTLE SOLDIER!

I CRY FOR MY YOUTH

HALF GOLDEN SUN

EMISSARIES OF PENURY

STEPPING HOPES

THIS IS NOT AN IRONY

IF WE MUST DIE

ROSE

THE WIFE MATERIAL

I SAW THE LIGHT

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

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