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A CLEARED VIEW OF WORDS, AESTHETICS ANALYSIS: A REVIEW OF GOODNESS OLANREWAJU AYOOLA ‘MEDITATION’

Goodness AyoolaMay 20, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: Meditation AUTHOR: Goodness Olanrewaju Ayoola PUBLISHER: Words Rhymes & Rhythm, Abuja-Nigeria GENRE: Poetry YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2016 PAGES: 121 ISBN: 978-978-954-244-4 REVIEWER: Nosakhare Collins The world we live in...

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OF UNHEARD VOICES AND REALITIES: a review of Shoola Oyindamola’s HEARTBEAT by Tola Ijalusi

Words Rhymes & RhythmApril 20, 2017August 3, 2020

Title: HEARTBEAT Genre: Poetry Author: Shoola Oyindamola Publisher: AuthorHouse Year of Publication: 2015 Number of Pages: 136 ISBN: 978-1-4969-6966-8 (sc) Reviewer: Tola Ijalusi “The female poets thus deserve attention because...

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CHIMAMANDA DIMINISHES GENDER ROLES IN ‘TO DEAR IJEAWELE, OR A FEMINIST MANIFESTO IN FIFTEEN SUGGESTIONS’ — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

Oyindamola ShoolaApril 20, 2017August 3, 2020

This is a feminist book about marriage, parenthood and how to raise a female child. Chimamanda makes it clear that there is no argument, no ‘ifs’ or ‘buts’ to what a...

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WITH DEFT HONESTLY, MARGARET SAMMY’S AMARYLLIS USES FREE VERSE TO EDUCATE AND ENTERTAIN – a review by Joseph Omotayo

Joseph OmotayoMarch 12, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: AMARYLLIS: HOW CAN I GO ON? AUTHOR: MARGARET SAMMY GENRE: Poetry NUMBER OF PAGES: 60 PUBLISHER: WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM PUBLISHERS DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2017 ISBN: 978-978-54741-3-8 REVIEWER: JOSEPH...

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JIDE BADMUS’ THERE IS A STORM IN MY HEAD EVALUATES THE PLACE OF THOUGHTS IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF EVERYTHING – a review by Joseph Omotayo

Joseph OmotayoMarch 12, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: THERE IS A STORM IN MY HEAD AUTHOR: JIDE BADMUS GENRE: Poetry NUMBER OF PAGES: 88 PUBLISHER: WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM PUBLISHERS DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2017 ISBN: 978-978-54741-7-6 REVIEWER:...

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IN DAVE CHUKWUJI’S CITY OF GOLD AND RUST, LOVE IS A MEASURE OF LIFE’S CONTRADICTIONS – a review by Joseph Omotayo

Joseph OmotayoMarch 12, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: CITY OF GOLD AND RUST AUTHOR: dave chukwuji GENRE: Prose/Fiction NUMBER OF PAGES: 121 PUBLISHER: WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM PUBLISHERS DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2017 ISBN: 978-978-54741-8-3 REVIEWER: JOSEPH OMOTAYO...

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LUVVIE’S ‘I’M JUDGING YOU’ IS A HUMOROUS GUIDE AGAINST IGNORANCE — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

Oyindamola ShoolaFebruary 23, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: I’M JUDGING YOU AUTHOR: LUVVIE AJAYI GENRE: Op-Ed NUMBER OF PAGES: 256 PUBLISHER: Holt Paperbacks DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 13, 2016 ISBN: 978-1627796064 REVIEWER: Shoola Oyindamola If more books...

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‘FUNNY MEN CANNOT BE TRUSTED’ IS ANOTHER GAME CHANGER FROM TOLU AKINYEMI — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

Oyindamola ShoolaFebruary 23, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: FUNNY MEN CANNOT BE TRUSTED AUTHOR: TOLU AKINYEMI GENRE: Poetry NUMBER OF PAGES: 159 PUBLISHER: Heart of Words UK DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 9, 2017 ISBN: 978-9785359763 REVIEWER: Shoola...

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PYROKARDIA’S ‘BROKEN WISHBONES & EMPTY SPACES’ UNRAVELS THE MELANCHOLY IN LOVE — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

Oyindamola ShoolaFebruary 23, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: BROKEN WISHBONES & EMPTY SPACES AUTHOR: PYROKARDIA (OGUNFOWODU OLUFEMI) GENRE: Poetry NUMBER OF PAGES: PUBLISHER: CreateSpace DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 22, 2017 ISBN: 978-1539668152 REVIEWER: Shoola Oyindamola It is...

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IN ‘QUESTIONS FOR ADA’, UMEBINYUO RECLAIMS WOMANHOOD WITH PRIDE — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

Oyindamola ShoolaFebruary 22, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: QUESTIONS FOR ADA AUTHOR: IJEOMA UMEBINYUO GENRE: Poetry NUMBER OF PAGES: 248 PUBLISHER: CreateSpace DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 7, 2015 ISBN: 978-1505984347 REVIEWER: Shoola Oyindamola In QUESTIONS FOR ADA,...

Category: BOOK REVIEWS

A CLEARED VIEW OF WORDS, AESTHETICS ANALYSIS: A REVIEW OF GOODNESS OLANREWAJU AYOOLA ‘MEDITATION’

OF UNHEARD VOICES AND REALITIES: a review of Shoola Oyindamola’s HEARTBEAT by Tola Ijalusi

CHIMAMANDA DIMINISHES GENDER ROLES IN ‘TO DEAR IJEAWELE, OR A FEMINIST MANIFESTO IN FIFTEEN SUGGESTIONS’ — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

WITH DEFT HONESTLY, MARGARET SAMMY’S AMARYLLIS USES FREE VERSE TO EDUCATE AND ENTERTAIN – a review by Joseph Omotayo

JIDE BADMUS’ THERE IS A STORM IN MY HEAD EVALUATES THE PLACE OF THOUGHTS IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF EVERYTHING – a review by Joseph Omotayo

IN DAVE CHUKWUJI’S CITY OF GOLD AND RUST, LOVE IS A MEASURE OF LIFE’S CONTRADICTIONS – a review by Joseph Omotayo

LUVVIE’S ‘I’M JUDGING YOU’ IS A HUMOROUS GUIDE AGAINST IGNORANCE — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

‘FUNNY MEN CANNOT BE TRUSTED’ IS ANOTHER GAME CHANGER FROM TOLU AKINYEMI — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

PYROKARDIA’S ‘BROKEN WISHBONES & EMPTY SPACES’ UNRAVELS THE MELANCHOLY IN LOVE — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

IN ‘QUESTIONS FOR ADA’, UMEBINYUO RECLAIMS WOMANHOOD WITH PRIDE — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

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