Almost all the poems in A Dirge of Broken Things touch on pressing issues that are bedevilling Northern Nigeria and Nigeria as a whole; from banditry to kidnapping, police brutality, rape and so many issues. But that doesn’t overshadow themes of love, beauty and African Pride. It is truly Northern, Nigerian and African.
BRIDGING WITH WORDS — TOP 40 POEMS OF THE BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2021
In [Bridging With Words] the poets have watered the present situation with currents from the past to fertilize the future. And, surfing on the tide of gender re-appropriation, they have visited new poetic realms in a search to discover how to bridge the chasms between assortments of humans.
TO BLEED COLORS — BPPC AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2021 TOP 20 POEMS
Oscillating between the urgency to express pain, anger or grief and the demands of voicing hope, harmony and peace, the poets have offered us a florilegium of brilliant pieces.
CỌ́N-SCÌÒ MAGAZINE: ‘LIFE IN MY CITY’ [ISSUE 1, VOL. 3 | JULY 2021]
In this issue, the contributors took us by the hand into streets and alleys and events that set their cities apart. From Brighton to Soka, Florence to Lagos, Paris to Abeokuta…this beautiful issue promises you great sounds, sights and scents.
NOT EVERY FATHER LEAVES — BPPC JUNE-JULY 2021 TOP 20 POEMS
…vigorous, vivid, vibrant, voluble voices vested in Poetry. An enchantment for eyes and ears.
REAL MOTHER BY AKINSANMI SUCCESS
TITLE: REAL MOTHER AUTHOR: AKINSANMI SUCCESS GENRE: SELF-HELP / INSPIRATIONAL NO. OF PAGES: 62 YEAR: 2021 " Exposing yourself to the teachings in this book can make you succeed as...
WE BREAK INTO POEMS LIKE GLASS — BPPC APRIL-MAY 2021 TOP 20 POEMS
Title: WE BREAK INTO POEMS LIKE GLASS Editor: BRIGITTE POIRSON & KUKOGHO IRUESIRI SAMSON Genre: POETRY No. of Pages: 32 Year: 2021 " Rising above prejudices, the poets have aired...
ADULTING IN NIGERIA BY MICHAEL EMMANUEL & EMMANUEL FAITH
Exposing yourself to the teachings in ‘Real Mother’ can make you succeed as a mother, regardless of your background or situation – even if you’re a single mother – because mothers are made, not born.
TO KILL AN ANGEL BY CHIME JUSTICE NDUBUISI
TITLE: TO KILL AN ANGEL AUTHOR: CHIME JUSTICE NDUBUISI GENRE: POETRY NO. OF PAGES: 32 YEAR: 2021 " Doubt is a sweet security, Faith, a dumb escape from reality! How...
ANCESTRAL MUSINGS — BPPC FEBRUARY MARCH 2021 TOP 20 POEMS
Title: ANCESTRAL MUSINGSEditor: BRIGITTE POIRSON & KUKOGHO IRUESIRI SAMSONGenre: POETRYNo. of Pages: 32Year: 2021 " The writers have underlined and exploited the fact they are a social and historical hemistich...