Title: A PANDEMIA OF POETRY Editor: BRIGITTE POIRSON & KUKOGHO IRUESIRI SAMSON Genre: POETRY No. of Pages: 66 Year: 2020 “ “APandemia of Poetry is a collection of forty testimonies from the BPPC poets in a most challenging year. With over half of the poems written during the period of Corona Virus lockdown in Nigeria,… Continue reading A PANDEMIA OF POETRY— BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2020 TOP 40 POEMS
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AJPP 2020: AKOR, OLADIMEJI & OSADOLOR MAKE 3-MAN SHORTLIST
The shortlisted poets for Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP) 2020 are Akor Agada Nathaniel, Osadolor Williams Osayande, and last 2019 runner-up Oladimeji Adam Adedayo.
TOWARDS A BEAUTIFUL BECOMING — BPPC AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2020 TOP 20 POEMS
Title: TOWARDS A BEAUTIFUL BECOMING Editor: BRIGITTE POIRSON & KUKOGHO IRUESIRI SAMSON Genre: POETRY No. of Pages: 30 Year: 2020 “ “It is refreshing to read through the lines in this excellent chapbook, which presents the poets’ main concerns and reveals the main aspects of their poetic minds. The poets, through their verses, prove the… Continue reading TOWARDS A BEAUTIFUL BECOMING — BPPC AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2020 TOP 20 POEMS
‘ODE TO MOTHERTONGUE’: NIGERIAN POETS DAZZLE POETRY LOVERS IN LOCAL DIALECTS FOR BPPC
‘Ode to Mother Tongue’ is a showdown of choruses of West African voices. In it, we read poets who appealed to the language of their hearts in the composition of their verses, in order to reach the audiences’ hearts. Indeed, the heart-of-the-matter in the edition’s theme ‘Mother Tongue’ is a matter of the heart.
ODE TO MOTHER TONGUE — BPPC JUNE/JULY 2020 TOP 20 POEMS
Title: ODE TO MOTHER TONGUE Editor: BRIGITTE POIRSON & KUKOGHO IRUESIRI SAMSON Genre: POETRY No. of Pages: 36 Year: 2020 “ “What can define a place, a culture, the human spirit better than the ingenious genius of a mother tongue? Our mother tongues are our most precious assets, a personal AND global inalienable wealth.” –… Continue reading ODE TO MOTHER TONGUE — BPPC JUNE/JULY 2020 TOP 20 POEMS
SEVEN FLOWERS OF GRATITUDE – BPPC APRIL/MAY 2020 TOP 20 POEMS
Title: SEVEN FLOWERS OF GRATITUDE Editor: BRIGITTE POIRSON & KUKOGHO IRUESIRI SAMSON Genre: POETRY No. of Pages: 32 Year: 2020 “ “What is new under the fiery Covid sun of today is that the virus has struck and paralyzed the whole world. And technology has brought drastic changes in our lives. No poet could really… Continue reading SEVEN FLOWERS OF GRATITUDE – BPPC APRIL/MAY 2020 TOP 20 POEMS
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST [APRIL/MAY 2020] — ‘COVID-19’
Words Rhymes & Rhythm Publishers is receiving entries for the April-May 2020 edition of the BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (BPPC). This edition’s theme is ‘COVID-19’, in line with the current realities of our time. Many poets have manifested the need to poetically settle their scores with the current crown plague that is wreaking havoc all… Continue reading CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST [APRIL/MAY 2020] — ‘COVID-19’
FRIENDSHIP – BPPC FEBRUARY/MARCH 2020 TOP 20 POEMS
Title: FRIENDSHIP Editor: BRIGITTE POIRSON & KUKOGHO IRUESIRI SAMSON Genre: POETRY No. of Pages: 30 Year: 2020 “ “The [poems in Friendship] will take you to the discovery of self-worth, the celebration of the joy of having a true, faithful friend, more ambiguous forms of friendship, the inevitable griefs caused by betrayal, displayed in many… Continue reading FRIENDSHIP – BPPC FEBRUARY/MARCH 2020 TOP 20 POEMS
IBE, OLADIMEJI OGEDENGBE WIN BPPC FEBRUARY/MARCH 2020
Ibe Obasiota Ben, Oladimeji Adam Adedayo, and Ogedengbe Tolulope Impact are the winners of the February-March 2020 edition of the prestigious Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC).
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST [FEBRUARY/MARCH 2020] — ‘FRIENDSHIP’
Words Rhymes & Rhythm Publishers is receiving entries for the February-March 2020 edition of the BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (BPPC). The theme is ‘FRIENDSHIP’. Of a truth, there are very few things that we can really say have as much an impact on our happiness and enjoyment (or tolerance) of life as the friendships we… Continue reading CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST [FEBRUARY/MARCH 2020] — ‘FRIENDSHIP’