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

HEAVEN WAS ONCE HERE

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 28, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3935" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Heaven Was Once Here][/caption]Can you imagine a decade from today? You are now a fine spouse, a parent of two. To revisit your college once...

POETRY

LETTER TO MY AMERICAN PEN-PAL

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 28, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3940" align="aligncenter" width="389"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Letter To My American Pen Pal][/caption]Dear Halston, I received your last correspondence In it you expressed some concerns You said you watched the news and...

POETRY

CODE DESTINY

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 27, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3931" align="aligncenter" width="410"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Code Destiny][/caption]Destiny seeks thee. Heed! The clarion call never ends. Be not of the doubtful creed As a helping hand it lends. Destiny wants thee....

POETRY

NEVER, UNTIL A SMILE

Lebile Melt TosinFebruary 27, 2013August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3945" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Never Until A Smile][/caption]Like liquor in raised bottle Drenching a sorrowful man’s tongue I saw her tears, raining Intoxicating my heart Making it too heavy...

POETRY

ECONOMY AND BREVITY IN POETRY

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 26, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3934" align="aligncenter" width="406"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Economy And Brevity In Poetry][/caption] Economy is the right word in the right place, saying all that you need to, but never more. Sometimes it's...

POETRY

IT’S YOURS by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

Oku-ola Abiola PaulFebruary 26, 2013August 28, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3939" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [It's Yours][/caption]It's your land You have no other ground It's your country You have no other territory It's your nation You owe it your obligation...

POETRY

I NO FIT SHOUT

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 26, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3938" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I No Fit Shout][/caption]“Na wen u break cook egg U go sabi say some dey carry double yoke” Na im be the best answer I...

POETRY

MY LITTLE NAIJA STREET

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 26, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3943" align="aligncenter" width="414"] www.facebook,com/WRRPoetry [My Little Naija Street][/caption]Another day, another time Another glaring news headline Another busy Naija street That tells its story bit by bit Each passing face...

POETRY

PATRIOT-TREASON

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 25, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3946" align="aligncenter" width="422"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Patriot-Treason][/caption]Rape and religion, lucre, death so cheap, Our country sinks deeper - a mounting heap. Our leaders serve with lips - or not at all,...

POETRY

NATURE

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 25, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3944" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Nature][/caption]Let my poems be like roses Let my eyes see true faces! Trees are like hands of the earth Hills are like breasts of the...

“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

HEAVEN WAS ONCE HERE

LETTER TO MY AMERICAN PEN-PAL

CODE DESTINY

NEVER, UNTIL A SMILE

ECONOMY AND BREVITY IN POETRY

IT’S YOURS by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

I NO FIT SHOUT

MY LITTLE NAIJA STREET

PATRIOT-TREASON

NATURE

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

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