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THE DYSLEXIA CREED by ‘Bukola Ibirogba
THE DYSLEXIA CREED by 'Bukola Ibirogba I am dyslexic It is neither a walk in the park, nor a picnic This is what the world says I am. In my heart however is deep calm. I refuse to be ashamed For this, I cannot be...
WHERE I COME FROM by Nome Patrick
WHERE I COME FROM by Nome Patrick —01 I'm a little flute player who hangs the memories of home in tunes and let them dangle gently on the neck of meek melodies So each time I sneak into silent nights to weave a song I find shards of memories littered everywhere on...
I’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER by Kariuki wa Nyamu
I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER by Kariuki wa Nyamu —01 I’ll always remember admiring your gorgeous eyes embracing warmness of your character; Enjoying we charm of our friendship Me, cuddling you; you, tickling my fancy Eating we lovely jokes for breakfast as lie we on the couch...
THE PAST by Eberenna Utobo
THE PAST by Eberenna Utobo —01 ...if your ears would close, and your thoughts listened... ...for that which lies behind ...still lies as beautiful ...oh, the thoughts of the thirteen ...blossoming with fruits at thirty ....of the perfection to build from thirteen...
REFUGE by Kareem Tawakalit
NON-FICTION Refuge by Kareem Tawakalit " The difference is made with the people that flank a person in all the pictures life can emulate. The ink of time will scribble on the slates of our lives, turning the future into the present. " I could see the happiness on his...
INTERVIEW TO BE FELA’S NEW ASSISTANT by Kanyinsola Olorunnisola
INTERVIEW TO BE FELA'S NEW ASSISTANT by Kanyinsola Olorunnisola —01 your tunes have parted me into broken waters searching for their own name in the tongue of Oya, the goddess whose wisdom can pacify the thirst of a sojourner on a quest for history, for the lineage of...
‘Give yourself time to grow and learn’ – Interview with Samuel Ugbechie
TABLE TALK 'Give yourself time to grow and learn' - Interview with Samuel Ugbechie This edition of Table Talk is an educative interview with award-winning poet, Samuel Ugbechie, who authored a compendium of poems that won the 2016 Fred Holland Poetry Collection Award....
TO A FRIENDLY BROTHER by Oredola Ibrahim
TO A FRIENDLY BROTHER by Oredola Ibrahim To a Friendly Brother …for Bashir Friends in arm Brothers for life Forbidding harm Chesting the knife Staying up late Discussing dreams Saving the date With lightened beams Crushing off bugs Covering with clothes Giving tight...
DEAR DADDY by ‘Bukola Ibirogba
DEAR DADDY by 'Bukola Ibirogba —01 Dear Daddy, Mommy does not smile anymore, Her eyes no longer light up with joy. I remember nights when she cried herself sore, And I have realized that, We would go on, After you, Without you, We would go on. Though something...
LOVE by Eunice Oladeji
LOVE by Eunice Oladeji Right after my parents died, I was packaged to my brother's home. I was still in shock from watching my parents burn to death in a fire that I started. At an age where everything was fascinating and worth trying, I had lit a match close to a...
LOVE LESSONS by Kanyinsola Olorunnisola
LOVE LESSONS by Kanyinsola Olorunnisola —01 She learnt about love from the markings on her mother's body and wails of agony that escaped weary lips on nights when her father returned with staggering legs and fermented breath. —02 She learnt about love around...
MY NIGERIEN FRIEND AND HIS STUBBORN SMILE by Agbaakin Oluwatoyosi
My Nigerien Friend and his Stubborn Smile So because you're not glued by blood mere haemo-bond, you shrug at the news at 8. You say there are no worried wrinkles on the forehead of the cute newscaster who brings bloody news from Potiksum, only in a jiffy; about dying...
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