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PAINSTAKING REALITY VS. HEARTWARMING CLICHÉS: A WRITER’S IMAGINATION MUST NOT ALWAYS BE SHAPED BY LIFE’S SAD REALITIES’ by OMOTAYO KOLEOSHO

Omotayo KoleoshoMay 21, 2018August 3, 2020

I grew up reading tons of books, and as time went on, I discovered that a lot of them followed the same pattern. The prince always married a poor commoner,...

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FLUIDITY IN POETRY: A LECTURE BY MOSOBALAJE M. ABIMBOLA

Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2018August 3, 2020

There are several attributes that a poem must contain, but for the sake of this brief class, we'll be focusing on Fluidity/Fluidness. Like it is called, it literally means 'to...

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THE POET AND HIS POEM: POETRY AS A SLICE OF LIFE

Kukogho Iruesiri SamsonJanuary 5, 2018August 3, 2020

Poetry is a slice of life. If poetry is a slice of life? Whose life? I have noticed of recent that my poem are increasingly being mistaken as autobiographical. People...

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DEMYSTIFYING MUSE: A BRIEF TREATISE ON POETRY-MUSE DISSIMILITUDE

Aremu Adams AdebisiNovember 22, 2017August 3, 2020

Poetry is not inborn. Poetry is not hereditary and cannot be inherited. It does not flow in the gene or trait of any god-poet, assumed or established. Poetry does not...

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AS A NIGERIAN YOU CAN READ 1,462 BOOKS A YEAR, BUT…

Aremu Adams AdebisiNovember 12, 2017August 3, 2020

I read a book within three days. Let's say every three days I make sure I read a book which probably contradicts yours anyway. Knowing that within the aforementioned days...

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50 REASONS TO READ BOOKS

Staff WriterNovember 11, 2017August 3, 2020

Some of us are have not read books in weeks, months, years and even decades. Oftentimes, it is not that we don’t have books or the money to buy them....

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DEFINITION OF A POEM: NOTES IN VERSE by Aremu Adams Adebisi

Aremu Adams AdebisiNovember 5, 2017August 3, 2020

We don't just write a letter, string some letters into a word, some words or some lines, a group of words or lines, a long sentence or another broken off...

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WRITING POETRY: 22 2S BREAKDOWN

Staff WriterOctober 22, 2017August 3, 2020

The poem, 22 2s was inspired by a song by one of the greatest rappers of all time; Jay-Z. In his debut album, Reasonable Doubt, there’s a song by...

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DEDICATION MUST MEET PASSION: An Introduction to Creative Writing by Eketi Ette

Staff WriterOctober 19, 2017May 3, 2021

No one can ever become a writer by doing nothing, except wish to be one. To be a writer, you must pick up a pen, paper or laptop, and begin to write.

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NIGERIAN POETS’ PERSPECTIVES ON POETRY – A DISCUSSION

Ewuola Damilola MichaelSeptember 10, 2017August 3, 2020

Poetry is a form of art enjoyed by many: for some it's therapeutic; for others, it ought to be strictly formal and in conformity with universal standards. While a majority...

Category: WRITING TIPS

PAINSTAKING REALITY VS. HEARTWARMING CLICHÉS: A WRITER’S IMAGINATION MUST NOT ALWAYS BE SHAPED BY LIFE’S SAD REALITIES’ by OMOTAYO KOLEOSHO

FLUIDITY IN POETRY: A LECTURE BY MOSOBALAJE M. ABIMBOLA

THE POET AND HIS POEM: POETRY AS A SLICE OF LIFE

DEMYSTIFYING MUSE: A BRIEF TREATISE ON POETRY-MUSE DISSIMILITUDE

AS A NIGERIAN YOU CAN READ 1,462 BOOKS A YEAR, BUT…

50 REASONS TO READ BOOKS

DEFINITION OF A POEM: NOTES IN VERSE by Aremu Adams Adebisi

WRITING POETRY: 22 2S BREAKDOWN

DEDICATION MUST MEET PASSION: An Introduction to Creative Writing by Eketi Ette

NIGERIAN POETS’ PERSPECTIVES ON POETRY – A DISCUSSION

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