“Deliverance” by Amao Williams Praise
DELIVERANCE (opening prayer). amen (the service began); then we became a congregation of choruses, hymns gliding through our tongues as…
“Falling in Love” by Oladeji Mayowa Oluwasegun
Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay FALLING IN LOVE to Kuyet Today I learnt how a heart can be made…
Congratulations to all on the Gerald Kraak Shortlist!
image source: pixabay.com Praxis Magazine Online would like to extend our congratulations to all those shortlisted for the 3rd annual…
BN Poetry Award: The Concept of Freedom by Samuel Oluwatobi Olatunji (Nigeria)
This poem is shortlisted for the BN Poetry Award. I know of a caged songbird whose singing has solidified into…
Calabar to Makurdi: Being a Flâneur on a Nigerian Bus by Biachi Ndidi Anointing
Author Biachi N. A. (centre) at Calabar Poetry Festival, 2019 BIACHI NDIDI ANOINTING On my way back from the Calabar…
Àwon Erú Tí ó Féràn Sekésekè Wọn
Àwon Erú Tí ó Féràn Sekésekè Wọn Abuja ni Gbade wa nigba ti won ranse pe wipe Baba re, Ifatunbi,…
“Error 404” by Adegoke Adeola
Image by Mahua Sarkar from Pixabay Error 404 You opened an app, a browser Chrome smelled of your search history…
Around This Fire 8: Responses to Heidi Grunebaum's BOOK OF THE MISSING
In August, we published the first chapbook in our 2019/2020 Poetry Chapbook series: Heidi Grunebaum’s BOOK OF THE MISSING. Today…
Ki A To Feyinmi Tagba (Before I am Shot)
Ki A To Feyinmi Tagba Bantale mo wipe omi koni pe tan leyin eja oun. Sibe, ko deyin lori oro…
A Little Tablet of Wonder by Umar Sidi
If you are caught up in a dark traffic jam on the noon of a good Friday in the year…