NICTOPHILIA by Tukur Ridwan Ishola
In contrast to my childhood fears The dim of the dark is where my serenity rests Solace is ever found Where all is out of sight As even the most...
HEARING VOICE by El Sane Ken Silencer
A time… I hear the voice Of an old friend, calling Of an old life, luring. A time of sages Painting and reminding Me of the old garage Where we...
BABA OYIRIMUSA by Andrew Ifeatu Jennifer
Baba Oyirimusa Why have you decided to use her? The path juvenile and green Does it add light to those frail eyes, so dim? Owning a ranch filled with cattles...
POETRY IS NOT… by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
poetry is not a petal it is a flower in bloom red rose, cocky bud thorns and leaves poetry is not a flower it is a garden in bloom bloody...
A SAILOR’S TALE : THE DRUNKEN POET by Adeosun Oluwapelumi
My head was set afire My mind swarm in muck My eyes twiced my vision And I saw for meself a maiden image She was to me heart As the...
ECHANTED by Michael Inioluwa Oladele
We heard the whispering song, Together with the beating gong. Its sound echoed through the reed The reed of an opening woodwind. In the greyness of isolated time The echo...
HUMANITY by Joseph Omojuwa
Humanity! Your friends are your foes. I have witnessed the love that you share, Not just the price to redeem their woes, But you have built shelter for our heads....
IN MY PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS by Joseph Omojuwa
In my pursuit of happiness, I met pain A companion of sadness almost driving me insane Lost into the desert of helplessness with hand in chains But just in my...
MADNESS by Ezeokoye Vanessa Onyinye
My NEUROSIS So I entered the conference hall ready to recite my poem So my pulses began again in this fridge of emotion So I broke out and stood out...
WELCOME TO SODOM AND GOMORRAH by Lekan Malik
Welcome to Sodom and Gomorrah Where no iniquities are unleashed from purdah. In this place, sinners are no sinners Rather, merriment is made by the praise singers. Our leaders sit...