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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

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SYMBOLISM & IMAGERY IN POETRY: An ANALYSIS of ‘COUNTABLE STARS’ by Ebuka Wiz Godwin

Kukogho Iruesiri SamsonJune 11, 2017August 3, 2020

Poetry, broken down to its simplest meaning, is the arrangement of words to share an idea, experience, or message with others. It is however different from news, articles, prose –...

WRITING TIPS

5 INFORMAL TIPS FOR GOOD POETRY

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 11, 2017August 3, 2020

Lets chat about poetry, precisely some informal tips about making good verses. Poetry is an art, a dance, painting, or tapestry with words. It is deliberate, not just an expression...

WRITING TIPS

ENJAMBMENT: DON’T DISFIGURE YOUR VERSES!!!

Kukogho Iruesiri SamsonJune 11, 2017August 3, 2020

I have seen too many poems with lines broken into rags by ‘poets’ who think that a poem is more beautiful if broken up into a thousand senseless bits. So...

WRITING TIPS

THE FIVE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF POETRY

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 11, 2017August 3, 2020

No matter if you’re writing sonnets or lyrics to your next mixtape, these five things are essential to any poem. IMAGERY The only thing that will make your poetry powerful...

WRITING TIPS

CAPITALIZATIONS IN POETRY: TO CAPITALIZE OR NOT TO CAPITALIZE?

Kukogho Iruesiri SamsonJune 11, 2017August 3, 2020

To capitalize or not to capitalize? That is one question facing modern poets. Are poets expected to capitalize words in their poems – whether at the beginning or within their...

WRITING TIPS

10 TREASURES I FOUND IN POETRY

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 11, 2017August 3, 2020

Note: Some deliberate patterns are employed independently by the writer for the purpose of easy comprehension. I was just this frustrated kid who want to echo the giggles of life...

POETRY

NO POETRY by Efe Ogufere

Efe OgufereJune 10, 2017September 10, 2017

No Poetry could… Describe the beads of sweat, That form rivulets on Lamy’s back like dew. Explain how joy overflows In tears from eyes that have held sadness. Fathom how...

POETRY

EULOGY AND PUFFERY by Ebi Robert

Ebi RobertJune 10, 2017September 10, 2017

(for She I praise and exaggerate) My love shall make my lover a poetess For she is in love with a poet and Sense I speak in stanzas to praise...

NEWS

BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2017: RACHEL IGE IS MAY WINNER

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 10, 2017November 5, 2017

Rachael Ige has won the May 2017 edition of the monthly Words Rhymes & Rhythm backed BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (BPPC) themed ‘THE 21ST CENTURY WOMAN’. Ige, a budding poet...

WRITING TIPS

ACROSTICS POETRY: DEFINITIONS, EXAMPLES & NOTES

Kukogho Iruesiri SamsonJune 10, 2017August 3, 2020

An acrostic poem is a type of poetry where the first, last or other letters in the poems lines spell out a particular word or phrase, which is oftentimes 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

SYMBOLISM & IMAGERY IN POETRY: An ANALYSIS of ‘COUNTABLE STARS’ by Ebuka Wiz Godwin

5 INFORMAL TIPS FOR GOOD POETRY

ENJAMBMENT: DON’T DISFIGURE YOUR VERSES!!!

THE FIVE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF POETRY

CAPITALIZATIONS IN POETRY: TO CAPITALIZE OR NOT TO CAPITALIZE?

10 TREASURES I FOUND IN POETRY

NO POETRY by Efe Ogufere

EULOGY AND PUFFERY by Ebi Robert

BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2017: RACHEL IGE IS MAY WINNER

ACROSTICS POETRY: DEFINITIONS, EXAMPLES & NOTES

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

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