AKONI’BIRIN by Efe Ogufere
She grips with broken lips In the full glare of blackened eyes Clumsy gait of sheltered pain Celebrated as amazing grace She is Oya deep beneath For the sake of...
CITY OF OWLS by Efe Ogufere
Despair… A parliament divided, the nation in flight When death came in hoots, we stepped aside. A mother laughs when her tears are spent Blood and smoke creates a perfect...
A SONG OF DESPAIR by Efe Ogufere
Echo remains where... Hearts used to beat Laughter filled the air Songs had wings Skies had rainbows Rivers held fish Mountains stood proud Trees danced a tune Winds blew the...
A REPORTER FROM ZAIRE by Efe Ogufere
Her palms are sweaty… His are dry and firm, how can he be so calm? She is all he ever wanted in a woman…he often quipped. Why the foreboding feeling...
PAGAN’S PARADISE by Efe Ogufere
Guns and roses In pairs and poses A silver bullet Pierces your soul A bleeding petal Numbs the pain Karma is fickle A book keeper With terrible skills Life is...
KUKOGHO’S ‘WHAT CAN WORDS DO’: a fan’s appraisal by Ola Writes
"A golden drop of water Mixed with the turbulent wave Remains conspicuous in the wave As such can't hide under no cover." Reading the anthology ‘What Can Words Do?’...
DRIPS AND DROPS by Stefn Sylvester Anyatonwua
As the vehicle of adventure drives me farther away from your kisses and hugs, the rift between us grows wider. Hearts apart, like pockets of stars litter the dark sky...
STRUNG WORDS by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
i am a wanderer walking Life’s streets i season my word-gruel with the salt of mortality i am a painter slapping paint on the canvas of hearts see my palette...
WHY I WRITE by Olusegun M. Lawal
i'm able to usually writes to see the brand new days sight i will always paints to peer the unpleasant phrase shine vibrant What I do, what I assume What...
POETRY IS NOT… by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
poetry is not a petal it is a flower in bloom red rose, cocky bud thorns and leaves poetry is not a flower it is a garden in bloom bloody...