A DIRGE OF BROKEN THINGS — TOP 20 POEMS OF THE POETIC WEDNESDAYS POETRY CONTEST 2021

Title: A DIRGE OF BROKEN THINGS
Editor: NASIBA BABALE, UMAR ABUBAKAR SIDI & UMAR SALEH GWANI
Genre: POETRY
No. of Pages: 44
Year: 2021

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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.

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This anthology features the top 20 poems of the POETIC WEDNESDAYS POETRY CONTEST 2021: A collaboration between Poetic Wednesdays Initiative, KonyaShamsRumi and Words, Rhymes & Rhythm Ltd. Poets featured in this anthology are: Adesina Ajala, Yusuff Uthman Adekola, Sadiq Mustapha, Ibrahim Salihu, Abdurrazak Salihu Maiwada, Ahmad Isah Sabo, Baffa Hussaini Gantsa, Alee Lawan, Shehu Mubarak, Fatima Malumfashi, Daniel Israel, Hauwa Saleh, Dzukogi Zakiyyah, Usman Felix, Oyedele Nafisat, Musa Abduljalal Aliyu, Rahama Baba, Samson Abanni, Maryam Bappa, and Ujah Moses Agbo.

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The Poetic Wednesdays Initiative is a youth-oriented, youth-led Non-Governmental, Non-political and Non-partisan literary organization which focuses on promoting, encouraging and inspiring young people to unleash their creativity and tapping into their literary passion by providing them with a platform to network and interact with others. It supports Goal 4 (Ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities) and Goal 9 (Building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation) of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).