TITLE: A REVOLUTION THINKS ITSELF A BIRD
GENRE: POETRY
NO. OF PAGES: 44
YEAR: 2023
“
For once, we find enough courage to hurl our voices
at a cause. We swear to fix the country; one hashtag after the other and this revolution thinks itself a bird
but this country thinks itself a hunter
.“
Edited by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson, this anthology collects the top 21 poems of the Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize(EOPP) 2023. The featured poets are Ifiokobong Etuk, Olalekan Daniel Kehinde, Nnadi Samuel, Hassan A. Usman, Joshua Effiong (two poems), Blessing Omeiza Ojo, Adeniyi Segun Alexandra, Saheed Sunday, Pacella Chukwuma-Eke, Osieka Osinimu Alao, Fortune Simeon, Igbokwe Roseline, Bello Ridwan Oluwadamilare, Abubakar Auwal, Ayobami Kayode Tijani Ah’mad, Tanimonure Richards Adewale, Anita Nwokoji, Abdulrazaq Salihu, Fubaraibi Anari Benstowe, and Ahemen A. Korgba.