Words Rhymes & Rhythm

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

cọ́nscìò EDITOR'S PICK FEATURES INTERVIEWS

“History Books Cannot Be Trusted, So We Must Write Our Own Stories…“ | A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine Interview with Nana Sule

cọ́nscìò EDITOR'S PICK FEATURES INTERVIEWS

“The Future of African Poetry Fills Me With So Much Urgency…“ | A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine Interview with Adedayo Agarau

cọ́nscìò EDITOR'S PICK FEATURES INTERVIEWS

“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

UNASSAILABLE FAITH

Oppong Clifford BenjaminSeptember 5, 2013August 26, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7321" align="aligncenter" width="425"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Unassailable Faith][/caption]Let the sky fall and crumble We remain in the rumble In the teeth of death, we won't grumble Come flying arrows, no tumble...

POETRY

ECHOES

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 5, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7312" align="aligncenter" width="411"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Echoes][/caption]Peace! Peace! Peace! The voice of the strange Echoes in the dark Blank faces They grope in the dark In search of invincible peace A...

POETRY

WHAT KIND OF A MAN

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 4, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7323" align="aligncenter" width="420"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [What Kind Of Man][/caption]I dwell in a garden, so green With colourful roses In full bloom Oh! These weeds! They grow thick and thick Till...

POETRY

SOMETIMES

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 4, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7316" align="aligncenter" width="427"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Sometimes][/caption]Sometimes, I have to stay and wonder about life How we travel without knowing How we struggle but still succumb to fate blowing Sometimes, I...

POETRY

THE COUNTENANCE

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 4, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7317" align="aligncenter" width="413"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Countenance][/caption]It changes like a chameleon Flowing forth and back like the tides So bright, sunny and in ecstasy Yet dark, dull, in the gloom...

POETRY

OVERTAKEN (by Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize 2013 Judge Estrella Gada)

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 3, 2013July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7324" align="aligncenter" width="389"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [OVERTAKEN by Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize 2013 Judge Estrella Gada][/caption]You creep up on me like a shadow Slouching sideways, color as dark as a starless...

POETRY

DISAPPOINTED

Kingsley U. AyistarSeptember 3, 2013September 2, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7310" align="aligncenter" width="431"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Disappointed][/caption]Long I labored, this wind to tame Sowed all my hopes in earthly brains, Their faith wavered like candle flame; Away, hanging on the Night,...

POETRY

DRY YOUR TEARS MAMA

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 3, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7311" align="aligncenter" width="444"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Dry Your Tears Mama][/caption]Her soul desire, she is yet to accomplish And she’s losing sleep over her wish So indigent, daily she beseeched The fire...

POETRY

THE ANXIETIES OF A WIDOW (by Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize 2013 Sponsor’s prize winner

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 2, 2013July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7269" align="aligncenter" width="351"] www.faceboook.com/WRRPoetry [THE ANXIETIES OF A WIDOW (by Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize 2013 Sponsor's prize winner][/caption]May stretched its legs into grave. The thunder heralds the rains. A...

POETRY

LETTER TO MY UNBORN (by Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize 2013 2nd runner up Julius Bokoru

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 2, 2013July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7265" align="aligncenter" width="403"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [LETTER TO MY UNBORN (by Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize 2013 2nd runner up Julius Bokoru)][/caption]dear daughter/son, thank your stars my father's soles weared like a...

“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

UNASSAILABLE FAITH

ECHOES

WHAT KIND OF A MAN

SOMETIMES

THE COUNTENANCE

OVERTAKEN (by Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize 2013 Judge Estrella Gada)

DISAPPOINTED

DRY YOUR TEARS MAMA

THE ANXIETIES OF A WIDOW (by Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize 2013 Sponsor’s prize winner

LETTER TO MY UNBORN (by Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize 2013 2nd runner up Julius Bokoru

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

CONTRIBUTE