“Patience” by Mark J. Mitchell
Image by Geraldine Dukes from Pixabay PATIENCE She lays out cards—real cards, bigger than most, not watching the half-finished solitaire…
“Lizards” by Akinmoju Busayo
Image by Biljana Jovanovic from Pixabay LIZARDS The lizards in this town Look like old men dried out from the…
Poetry For The Mildly Insane by Edwin Madu
We are pleased to present Poetry For The Mildly Insane, a chapbook by Edwin Madu. “Poetry For The Mildly Insane…
Sheikha by Brandon Marlon
Inured to tribal carousal, she spurns the dinning ado of caravaneers glutting their paunches with handfuls of rice spiced with…
Kyau! na Maryam Aliko Mohammed
KYAU! Yana yi man magana, amma ba na jin sautin kalmomin, yana magana labbansa na motsi. “Ikon Allah.” Can sai…
Shade Mary-Ann Olaoye: “two cities on my mind”
Mary Ann Olaoye from within i dig deeper and you, well up from within 1 – innocence (for indihi) with…
Wayyo! (Oh Gosh!) na Umar Saleh Gwani
Wayyo! na Umar Saleh Gwani Idan kana bukatar sanin “ni ‘yasu” to biyo ni a natse ko za ka fahimci…
Echezonachukwu Nduka – IF I DO NOT LOVE YOU
If I Do Not Love You is a romantic poem. The first in a series of romantic poems by Echezonachukwu…
Writers Share Favourite Reads for 2017 – I
It is the last month of the year and as is the custom of most readers, we are taking stock…
IQUO ABASI: “In The Web”
IQUO ABASI 1 – IN THE WEB Fears of yesterday Rush forth in a contemptuous rage Like bits of glass…