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

MONUMENT TO FREEDOM (by Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize Judge Jeff Unaegbu)

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 21, 2012July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2631" align="aligncenter" width="380"] Monument To Freedom by Jeff Unaegbu[/caption] How many more Wills will Habit deceive? Fettered and guillotined, souls rest in tears! How endless lost souls dreamily receive...

POETRY

SO YOU WANNA WRITE HAIKU? (by Daniel Kosower)

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 21, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2623" align="aligncenter" width="392"] So You Want To Write Haiku? [by Daniel Kosower][/caption]Haiku is based on simplicity, and simplifying what is complex. Haiku in it's most simple expression with the...

POETRY

THE ROAD

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 21, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2609" align="aligncenter" width="329"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Road][/caption]That path where we meet And weave our tongues And tickle our ears With words in gossips. That path where our voices Blare like...

POETRY

VANISHED FRIEND

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 21, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2610" align="aligncenter" width="382"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Vanished Friend][/caption]Around the corner I have a friend. In this great city that has no end. Yet the days go by and the weeks rush...

POETRY

THE SACRED COCK CROW

Bankoke KolawoleDecember 21, 2012August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2602" align="aligncenter" width="476"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Sacred Cock Crow][/caption]Oh! Tenacity and courage Failed at the eccentric vigor. The Old Lady paged, Even on a quivering Bridge. Boots lashed, the net...

POETRY

POET OF NO COUNTRY (by Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize Judge Mazi Chiagozie F Nwonwu)

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 20, 2012July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2576" align="aligncenter" width="545"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Poet Of No Country by Mazi Chiagozie F. Nwonwu[/caption]Poet of no country I am a poet of no country Those murmured words I treasure Resounding...

POETRY

BE YE PERFECT by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

Oku-ola Abiola PaulDecember 20, 2012August 28, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2578" align="aligncenter" width="399"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Be Ye Perfect][/caption]I missed the last note on the notation And led the choir into commotion “You are a disappointment” Was my choirmaster's comment “You,...

POETRY

ALTERNATIVE BESTFRIEND II

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 20, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2564" align="aligncenter" width="399"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Alternative Best Friend II][/caption]The unraveled nuance in a witty pun, spurs the flair while friends have fun. Yet, stand firm against the zeugma as a...

POETRY

DASHED AND SMASHED

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 20, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2565" align="aligncenter" width="427"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Dashed And Smashed][/caption]Like a gay butterfly On a leisurely summer morning sail Which chanced against a fast car's windscreen; Yes, like egg laden tray, Falling...

POETRY

THE HAIKU CHALLENGE by Fr. Albert Jungers

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 19, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2553" align="aligncenter" width="399"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Haiku Challenge][/caption]The Haiku is another simple form that teaches techniques highly valuable in poetry. It has precise rules that are regularly made and broken,...

“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

MONUMENT TO FREEDOM (by Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize Judge Jeff Unaegbu)

SO YOU WANNA WRITE HAIKU? (by Daniel Kosower)

THE ROAD

VANISHED FRIEND

THE SACRED COCK CROW

POET OF NO COUNTRY (by Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize Judge Mazi Chiagozie F Nwonwu)

BE YE PERFECT by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

ALTERNATIVE BESTFRIEND II

DASHED AND SMASHED

THE HAIKU CHALLENGE by Fr. Albert Jungers

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

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