Words Rhymes & Rhythm

“A Language That Cannot Describe The Modern World Will Be Abandoned“ | A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine Interview with Àrẹ̀mọ Gemini

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“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

POETRY

THE DREAM

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 23, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9334" align="aligncenter" width="395"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Dream][/caption]The light is no more glowing Tremors of destruction starting to show The mirage of peace that once existed is now at an end...

POETRY

QUIZZICAL GLARE

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 22, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9286" align="aligncenter" width="407"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Quizzical Glare][/caption]From the start, my life of penury Was the most stagnated of the century My fate no more than Life’s pawn They say my...

POETRY

LORD, WHO WILL I MARRY?

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 22, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9281" align="aligncenter" width="398"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Lord, Who WIll I Marry?][/caption]Underneath the doleful clouds Stood I, lone and haggard Ashore a forlorn sea Mooning over To the tale of sad-love The...

POETRY

OUR TIME ON EARTH IS SHORT!

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 22, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9285" align="aligncenter" width="420"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Our Time On Earth Is Short][/caption]Each closing day, each setting sun Shortens our days on earth Swiftly, silently and surely carrying us towards eternity A...

POETRY

WHEN SHALL WE BE READY?

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 21, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9290" align="aligncenter" width="363"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [When Shall We Be Ready][/caption]When shall we be ready? Young, Old, Short and Tall When shall we be ready? To rise, against corruption fall When...

POETRY

THE COMBATS

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 21, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9288" align="aligncenter" width="369"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Combats][/caption]At Gassama's final trumpet, at his final trumpet . . . They stood like the crucifixion's stake, Like the crucifixion's stake, The Antelopes stood,...

POETRY

GOOD MOURNing…

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 21, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9279" align="aligncenter" width="401"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Good Mourning][/caption]Wicked and vicious he was Always on the lookout for flaws Seeking excuses to kill He fed his subjects Death's pill Whoever stood for...

BOOK REVIEWS

URICHINDERE THROUGH MULTIPLE EYES (a review by Salamatu Sule)

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 20, 2013August 3, 2020

[caption id="attachment_384" align="alignleft" width="214"] www.facebook.com/AuthorPedia [Urichindere][/caption]TITLE: URICHINDERE AUTHOR: Dike-Ogu Chukwumerije PUBLISHERS: Afriscope YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2012 PAGES: 322 ISBN: 978-978-50989-6-9 REVIEWERS: Salamatu Sule and Princess Ovrawah This novel is a...

POETRY

OCEAN OF LOVE

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 20, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9283" align="aligncenter" width="433"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Ocean Of Love][/caption]You have not felt the pangs of hopeless hunger You cannot understand the language of lack When every meal is a product of...

POETRY

NO STEEL WITHOUT HEAT

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 20, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9282" align="aligncenter" width="402"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [No Steel Without Heat][/caption]When our faith stands like a weary tree When we place our trust on sand that sinks Like peter, pull us from...

“A Language That Cannot Describe The Modern World Will Be Abandoned“ | A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine Interview with Àrẹ̀mọ Gemini

“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 DREAM

QUIZZICAL GLARE

LORD, WHO WILL I MARRY?

OUR TIME ON EARTH IS SHORT!

WHEN SHALL WE BE READY?

THE COMBATS

GOOD MOURNing…

URICHINDERE THROUGH MULTIPLE EYES (a review by Salamatu Sule)

OCEAN OF LOVE

NO STEEL WITHOUT HEAT

CỌ́N-SCÌÒ MAGAZINE: ‘CURRENT’ [ISSUE 6, VOL. 1 | JUNE, 2026]

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