The artists in despair I urge to view
the current deadlock as a heaven-sent boon,
as hustle, parties, trysts, we must eschew,
for focused work, the times are opportune.
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DAY SIX OF ISOLATION (a poem by Chibueze Obunadike)
i am tired of waiting around for something to happen,
say, news of a cure, news of a friend’s death,
news of my mother accidentally getting sneezed
A SMALL WORLD (a poem by Tajudeen Alaya)
One hiss in China—a thousand mountains in Italy crumbles
Like a biscuit in the mouth of Death.
The World is on its knees
TOMORROW BEGINS TODAY (a poem by Olivia Onyekwena)
This is our new normal but I cannot say that I will get used to the mask.
I wonder if the sun ever feels like not shinning on some days
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CỌ́N-SCÌÒ MAGAZINE: ‘THE LOCKDOWN’ [ISSUE 1, VOL. 1 | JANUARY 2021] IS OUT
Inspired by and/or created during the pandemic, the offerings speak for themselves as fragments of individual experiences creatively recorded and freely donated to our collective knowledge.
Review of Khadijah Nana Abdullkadir’s A Jewel of Societal Prism
There’s a wholesomeness to individuality evident in her poems and, even though prescriptive and exhaustingly evangelical, her philosophy of being one and different always seems to resound down every line.
‘NATURE IS INJURED’ & ‘WHEN THEY ASK ME HOW I SURVIVED’ (two poems by Adeyeye James Oluwatobi)
each time darkness grabbed me by my wears I gave it to her & ran away naked…
I have learned to hide my grief grief inside lyrics of beautiful voices
WHO IS TO BLAME FOR A BADLY PUBLISHED BOOK: AUTHOR, EDITOR OR PUBLISHER?
The fault for a badly written book lies with the writer while the fault for a badly published book belongs to the publisher’ while the shame is a joint venture. A respectable publisher should never knowingly publish a bad book.
REVIEW: ‘POEMS ANCIENT & MODERN’ IS A ‘NOSTALGIC’ TRIBUTE TO LITERARY HEROES WHO HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES OVER TIME
Poems Ancient & Modern is a tribute to literary heroes who have distinguished themselves over time and have influenced or have been close associates with the poet.
OLADIMEJI ADAM ADEDAYO WINS ALBERT JUNGERS POETRY PRIZE 2020
Oladimeji Adam Adedayo is the winner of the annual Words Rhymes & Rhythm Publishers Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP) 2020 for his poem COVID-19 themed poem ‘THE DUOPOLY’.