Boys who are approaching their 30s with big dreams in their hearts and a taste for luxury and glamour live in some kind of imaginary world. The above statement will make you think I am about to tell you a story of the wishes and dreams of some boys who, on a Saturday afternoon, gathered… Continue reading WHY ARE BOYS LIKE THIS? (a short story by Oppong Clifford Benjamin)
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TOMORROW NEVER COMES by Andrew Ifeatu Jennifer
Old lions and lionesses Hungry with desire to turn their curbs into carcasses Brains filled with abnormalities of no diagnosis Grooming cubs to become asses Do we dwell on the antique so we do not become antics? Tick the right tick or we ‘d be bitten by ticks Doing right never attracted a stick Only… Continue reading TOMORROW NEVER COMES by Andrew Ifeatu Jennifer
OUR YOUTH by Ndukwo Kalu Ugah
The heart pumps her curves as tempting energizing the blood to beat the drum, As she walks; Focusing loose in between her legs, Eventually,the mouth knows nothing. What could speak now? But the strokes penetrating in and out, The knee begs a stop; Yet the waist grew angrier. Who chews the pregnancy in your belly?… Continue reading OUR YOUTH by Ndukwo Kalu Ugah
APPLY FOR THE WRR-CAPRECON GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE
WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM LTD in partnership with CAPRECON DEVELOPMENT CONSULT is pleased to announce the ‘WRR-CAPRECON GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE’ for young, unpublished Nigerian poets. The prize was initiated in recognition of the need to give upcoming writers a chance to get heard. The prohibitive cost of publishing has silenced young writers without the required… Continue reading APPLY FOR THE WRR-CAPRECON GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE
APPLY FOR THE WRR-GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE 2015
WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM LTD is pleased to announce the ‘GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE’ for young, unpublished Nigerian poets. The prize was initiated in recognition of the need to give upcoming writers a chance to get heard. The prohibitive cost of publishing has silenced young writers without the required funds, limiting most to their Facebook walls… Continue reading APPLY FOR THE WRR-GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE 2015
WRR #YOUTHENGAGE: ISEYIN DISTRICT GRAMMAR SCHOOL, OYO STATE
On Saturday, the 4th of July 2015, the WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM LTD (WRR) crew visited ISEYIN DISTRICT GRAMMAR SCHOOL (IDGS), a fine public institution in the ancient Oyo town of ISEYIN. It was the first phase of the WRR YouthNGAGE, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative by WRR CEO, Kukogho Iruesiri Samson, targeting Nigerian… Continue reading WRR #YOUTHENGAGE: ISEYIN DISTRICT GRAMMAR SCHOOL, OYO STATE
I AM: by Ogoluwa Simon Ojewale
I am a fusion of rhythm and creativity My words emanate from the works of God’s activity I am what happens when swag meets Christianity My works are like filthy rags but my soul is not in vanity I am a mixture of Christ’s love and power Standing stronger than any living tower I am… Continue reading I AM: by Ogoluwa Simon Ojewale
YOUTHFUL DREAMS: by Ogoluwa Simon Ojewale
He’s just a teenager A kid from down the block Might put himself in danger If he stays from the flock He needs to take it slow There’s still plenty of time Someday his star will glow But exposure might lead him to crime They say I should face my studies While the future awaits… Continue reading YOUTHFUL DREAMS: by Ogoluwa Simon Ojewale
A WORD FOR THE FUTURE
In this our idle generation of whiners We have so many boastless doers Sheltering saplings in our forest Daily, their leaves they invest I see Olumide Olulu Holloway Lights word-candles on the way He prepares a word feast – a War Folly dies, Wisdom takes the fore I see Enigmatic Olumide Bisiriyu Do you know… Continue reading A WORD FOR THE FUTURE
MENTAL REALIGNMENT
My names are Uchechukwu Musa Abiola …Sometimes I’m Adanna Aisha Bola i am that student who learnt from a cracked blackboard filled with half-thoughts, scribbled by hands bored authored by blank minds needing enlightenment excuse my folly, I need mental realignment you’ll find me in Lagos, Onitsha and Kano just another youth carrying the jobless-kwano… Continue reading MENTAL REALIGNMENT