Title: CITADEL OF WORDS
Author: BPPC 2018 Anthology (edited by Brigitte Poirson & Kukogho Iruesiri Samson)
Genre: POETRY
No. of Pages: 90
Year: 2018
“Citadel of Words is a slice of a people’s history, a handful of their shared breath and a cocktail of their personalities – all frozen in words.” By the time you finish reading this anthology, you would have read a year’s worth of (Nigerian) poetry, versed by the most active population of contemporary Nigerian poets. It goes without saying, therefore, that what you have in your hands is a slice of a people’s history, a handful of their shared breath and a cocktail of their personalities – all frozen in words.
The poems herein the anthology are the top 10 entries of the monthly Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC), a year’s worth of (Nigerian) poetry, versed by the most active population of contemporary Nigerian poets. This anthology is the latest in the BPPC anthology series which include Wind of Change (2015), Loops of Hope (2016) and The Train Stops at Sunset (2017). All the books in the series are distributed free at the annual Words Rhymes & Rhythm Publishers Literary Festival – FEAST OF WORDS.