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Arrival on the Last Day of August|Rotimi Osiyoye|Poetry
All afternoon, we swallow wine bottles, work our feet into tumbling, and don’t stop. We drop our books, sack our debts to look at our new sun: the supermarket we can visit by foot. We drive, carving the streets into smaller pieces, for memory. For the first time since birth, we stay out ’till it’s […]
Four Poems | Michael Brockley
Where Am I Poeming: A Bards on the Run Poem for K. T. You type a poem on an orange typewriter for the man who has traveled the world seeking the holy grail of boxer shorts and the secrets of the exotic bananas plotting to take over local produce stands. You make it up […]
Book Review of THIS CITY KNOWS MY NAME by Abayomi Abiru
I sow my hope in the loam. Soon, I shall have A garden radiant with dreams… //Seedling In A New City Abayomi Abiru displays his transcendence as a poet and storyteller in his debut book; THIS CITY KNOWS MY NAME. With similes, metaphors and imagery guiding and exposing, the charm of words enshrined in […]
Review of Afonja The Rise
Reviewer: Adeola Gbalajobi There is an acute dearth of historical fiction in Nigeria. So, when a book like Afonja: The Rise is published, it certainly piques the interest of a book lover and student of history like me. I burrowed into it, excited and curious about how this author would breathe life into the past […]
Sometimes I Wish It Could Always Be Day | REVIEW
Sometimes I Wish It Could Always Be Day is a collection of poems that feed the soul of every wandering reader. Poems in here do not fear challenging the thoughts of explorers on its canvas. This is a book of poignant lines with a message for the black and thriving soul. The author, Ajibade, definitely has […]
Amife Sabatina’s Little Words- A breath of Fresh Air
Words influence us, whether miniscule or piercing words. And as writers, we are duty bound to write those words. Amife Sabatina’s debut shows a writer on a mission. And we can evidence the mission right from the first page–where the poet enjoins us to: Hurry and make a story. Hurry! A quick moment and it’ll […]
A REVIEW OF JIDE BADMUS’ OBALÚAYÉ BY EUGENE YAKUBU
Title: Obalúayé Author: Jide Badmus Genre: Poetry Publisher: FlowerSong Press Year of Publication: 2022 ISBN: 978-1-953447-48-7 No. of Pages: 65 Reviewer: Eugene Yakubu Badmus’ ability to disturb our long-held ideals on love, power and lust remains undiminished in Obalúayé, his third collection of poetry. He has cemented his […]
Review of I Wear Self-Confidence Like a Second Skin
Reviewer: Adeola Gbalajobi Written with a simple, singsong approach, author Tolu Akinyemi’s ‘I Wear Self-Confidence Like a Second Skin’ is a book that will delight every young reader who is learning to fall in love with words. A beautiful story about young Matilda who learns to be confident in every situation, ‘I Wear Self-Confidence […]
Four Poems | Tim Kahl
The Little Angel There was one little angel with a tricked-out wing that hung on the tree. Every year it got stuck in the back and stared at the wall. There are too many milkweed pod birds on this damn thing, the angel cried, and birds weren’t even part of the manger scene. The […]
Three Poems | Yuan Changming
Mindful Mindset 1/ Here: Into the Reality You see, here’s the leaf dyed with the full Spectrum of autumn; here’s the dewdrop Containing all the dreams made on the Darkest corner of last night; here’s the Light pole in the forest where gods land From another higher world; here’s the swirl You can […]