BN Poetry Award: Un-man me, please by Samuel Oluwatobi (Nigeria)
This poem is shortlisted for BN Poetry Award. the fangs of the night lust after my bones yeti reach out…
“Written In The Stars” by Clarissa Rudolph-Hastings
image source: pixabay.com Written In The Stars by Clarissa Rudolph-Hastings A small child sits at home near a window, looking…
The Pen and The Sword: Amara Okolo
The Pen and The Sword is a Praxis series of conversations where Nigerian writers reflect on what it really means…
Of Child Brides, ‘dark clouds’ and Bongels: A Review of Maryam Bobi’s Bongel
TITLE: Bongel AUTHOR: Maryam Bobi Origami, 93 pages AMAB; Cassava Republic; WriteHouse: N1000 e-copy: DLite Press: $3.99 REVIEWER: Carl Terver…
“Contrey-Man I” by OsyMizpah Unuevho
Contrey-Man I …why me… now I understand why against the mob / for the victim my contrey-man won’t do anything…
THE SIAMESE OF SOUL
By Jean A.P Abbey These voices in my head. Binds me to the most confusing stead. Do I go left…
INTERVIEW: In Conversation with Nzube Nlebedim
Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera & Nzube Nlebedim On the growth of African literature, diversity of voices and the roles of literary…
Praxis Celebrates Women in African Languages: Harriet Anena
Harriet Anena writes a poem in Acholi, a language spoken by the Acholi of Northern Uganda. Enjoy! Dako ikin Mon…
“Follow the lights” by David-Rex Olatunbosun
Image by Yuri_B from Pixabay FOLLOW THE LIGHTS Buzzcuts and white satin, Candle lights and eerie silence. Follow the lights.…
Abioye Samuel Akorede: Two Poems
image source: pixabay.com A PORTRAIT OF WHO I AM FIGHTING LONELINESS Tonight seems to come self arrested. Incarcerated by distorted…