EYES OF THE ANCESTORS and Other Poems
i – DEATH’S SOUL CALL on my way to celebrate the weekend with my wife like i do every fortnight,…
One Day All the People Like Me in this Country Will Be Happy by Ebelenna Tobenna Esomnofu
Photo: Luper Aluga One Day All the People Like Me in this Country Will Be Happy Ebelenna Tobenna Esomnofu There’s…
“Ghost Girl” by Zenas Ubere
Image by Daniel Borker from Pixabay Ghost Girl I am barefoot, running wild and free, crunching leaves and twigs carpeting…
“Scholar's Wife” by Laurinda Lind
Image by Wynn Pointaux from Pixabay Scholar’s Wife The next time she hears of how he extrapolated statistical trends to…
“OBÌNRIN TÓÚN WÁ AHỌ́N RẸ̀ (LẸ́YÌN AMIRAH AL WASSIF)” by Akinrinade Funminiyi
Image by Gregory Akinlotan from Pixabay OBÌNRIN TÓÚN WÁ AHỌ́N RẸ̀ (LẸ́YÌN AMIRAH AL WASSIF) (Yoruba Language) Wọ́n sọpé ilé…
THERE ARE NO WOMEN IN OUR HOUSE by Iskandar Haggarty
Art by Eren Isvan Welcome, Praxis readers, to the latest addition to our series of digital chapbooks, Iskandar Haggarty’s There…
Our Favourite Reads in 2016
Photo: Tee Jay Dan 2016 has been a great year for African Literature. While I cannot speak for our sister…
You Lied, Mama: Lines by Jennifer Chinenye Emelife
one morning, you tapped me. ‘Wake up,’ you said, ‘it’s time to be an adult’ i scrambled around the room, searching:…
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…
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…