“Like Mother Like Daughter” by Christtie Jay
image source: pixabay.com LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER The morning after you find a ring hidden in your man’s car, you…
“North Peace/ But Pieces” by Rahma O Jimoh
Photo by Nat Fernández on Unsplash NORTH PEACE/ BUT PIECESin this part of the world/ the sky bleaches/ from blue…
“Learning forgetfulness from a textbook” by Ayomide ‘Wes Oriolowo
Photo by Kristina Flour on Unsplash Learning forgetfulness from a textbook What have your eyes seen as they travelled far…
Karen Poppy: Two Poems
Photo by Erik-Jan Leusink on Unsplash Cat Nap I lap up clean the halocline, That place where two waters Meet,…
When your roof begins to burn, there is a moment of decision whether to reach for the pen and write a novel on fire, or seek water. -Chuma Nwokolo
Chuma Nwokolo speaks… Photo credit: Africawrites There is a certain resemblance between Chuma Nwokolo and the Nigerian poet, Christopher Okigbo…
“Fountain and Perkins” by Robert Beveridge
Photo by Zac Durant on Unsplash FOUNTAIN AND PERKINS is a corner like any other where drivers in their steel…
‘I know how language shrinks spaces between strangers’: Echezonachukwu Nduka’s Chrysanthemums for Wide-Eyed Ghosts
Two Japanese poems shall be quoted in the course of this review. The first, translated from a haiku, reads: ‘No…
“We also have souls” by Esi Mensimah Eghan
We also have souls Dust spray surrounded us, cries flowed around us The thudding became louder so the noises were…
Album Review: Lives in Bracket’s Alive
Album Review: Lives in Bracket’s Alive Bracket From the moment an artiste takes the decision to work on an album…
“after leaving this shell” by Scott Ferry
Image by Cristian Grigore from Pixabay after leaving this shell lift now with the hospital exhaust— in light the cities…