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

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2017 [SEPTEMBER] ‘WHAT LIES BEYOND THE SILENT NIGHT’

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 20, 2017August 3, 2020

Words Rhymes & Rhythm (WRR) is now receiving entries for the September edition of the BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (BPPC) SEASON III, 2017. Poets from Nigeria, Africa and all over...

POETRY

BENEATH A MILLION ROSES OF PAIN by Oyelami Yetunde Elizabeth

Oyelami Yetunde ElizabethSeptember 20, 2017September 21, 2017

Beneath a million rose of pain I'll find solace in our joy's gain I know my feelings cannot be vain I'll let my soul be uprightly sane So as not...

NEWS

BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2017: CHINAZOM C. OTUBELU IS BPPC AUGUST WINNER

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 19, 2017September 20, 2017

Otubelu Chinazom Chukwudi, a Nigerian poet from Isiekwulu Village, Ukpo, Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, has won the May edition of the BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (BPPC) 2017...

SHORT STORIES

…AND ỌNỤ HATED LOVE (part 1) by Chijioke Ngobili

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 19, 2017April 21, 2018

Blood dripped. Body jerked repeatedly. Temperature high. “Nurse, Nurse! Call the doctor, call the doctor!” Voices yelled. Everyone was in panic, busy and at alert. “Hi? I’m Dr. Ọnụ. How...

POETRY

PARADOX OF CHOICE by Morenikeji Oloye

Morenikeji OloyeSeptember 19, 2017October 19, 2017

Lara has these hot eyes that melt everything on my inside. She’s got this figure that makes me crave for more of her. Her intellectual ability is so divine, I...

BOOK REVIEWS

REVIEW: ‘CARICATURE OF COLORS’ TRANSCENDS INTO THE HUES OF HUMANITY AND GROWTH

Oyindamola ShoolaSeptember 18, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: Caricature of Colors GENRE: Poetry AUTHOR: Olanrewaju Oranyeli PUBLISHER: CreateSpace YEAR OF PUBLICATION: August, 2017 NUMBER OF PAGES: 136 ISBN: 978-1546444114 REVIEWER: Oyindamola Shoola "Olanrewaju has penned words that authenticate...

POETRY

RED RIVER by Efe Ogufere

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 14, 2017November 12, 2017

God, If thou be at all Be a blade Cut through it This cape of injustice Sober indifference Let it flow Blood- Trickle into the earth Threaten to form a...

BOOK REVIEWS

REVIEW: ACHEBE’S ‘THERE WAS A COUNTRY’ IS A MUST-READ NARRATIVE OF THE BIAFRAN STORY

Eugene YakubuSeptember 13, 2017August 3, 2020

Title: There Was a Country Author: Chinua Achebe Genre: Memoir, Historical Narrative Publisher: Penguin Year of Publication: 2012 Number of Pages: 352 ISBN: 978- 1- 846-14792-0 Reviewer: Eugene Yakubu One notable...

BOOK REVIEWS

REVIEW: IN ‘TO BEE A HONEY’, OYINDAMOLA BECOMES A SINGER OF SWEET TUNES

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 13, 2017August 3, 2020

Title: TO BEE A HONEY Genre: Poetry Author: Oyindamola Publisher: Createspace Year of Publication: 2017 Number of Pages: 94 ISBN: 978-1542954174 Reviewer: Kehinde Badiru As she opens what would become a soothing performance in our heart(s) as...

SHORT STORIES

AM I A WITCH? (part 2)

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 12, 2017September 26, 2017

They take me to the front of the house where everybody is waiting. They tie me to a big stick. They start praying. Everybody says amen. The prayer and the...

“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

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2017 [SEPTEMBER] ‘WHAT LIES BEYOND THE SILENT NIGHT’

BENEATH A MILLION ROSES OF PAIN by Oyelami Yetunde Elizabeth

BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2017: CHINAZOM C. OTUBELU IS BPPC AUGUST WINNER

…AND ỌNỤ HATED LOVE (part 1) by Chijioke Ngobili

PARADOX OF CHOICE by Morenikeji Oloye

REVIEW: ‘CARICATURE OF COLORS’ TRANSCENDS INTO THE HUES OF HUMANITY AND GROWTH

RED RIVER by Efe Ogufere

REVIEW: ACHEBE’S ‘THERE WAS A COUNTRY’ IS A MUST-READ NARRATIVE OF THE BIAFRAN STORY

REVIEW: IN ‘TO BEE A HONEY’, OYINDAMOLA BECOMES A SINGER OF SWEET TUNES

AM I A WITCH? (part 2)

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

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