“They Know Not What They Do” by Neil Creighton
THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO Joseph’s brothers threw him down a well then sold him as a slave, yet…
FEMI MORGAN: Three Poems – Love and Melancholy
written by Femi Morgan 1 – So I won’t be Dud To Kafka and ShadowCastle* i am a long term…
The Soreness in My Throat by Anointing Ndidi Biachi – a short story
© Daniel John Tukura (Tee Jay Dan) My throat is dry. A familiar hotness rises in my chest. I gesture…
“Through Open Doors” by Shelly Blankman
Through Open Doors He didn’t just walk in. You opened the door, welcomed him as you would an old friend.…
BROTHERS IN NAIROBI
My brothers living in Nairobi, What is wrong with your heads? You discriminate me in a harsh way, As if…
Slingshot Paradigm
By Eddy Ongili There are wars we encounter in life Some glide giantly as ghosts Hiding in the veil of…
“Homecoming” by Franklyn Orode
Image by Bartek Zakrzewski from Pixabay HOMECOMING Father’s house used to be a sweltering chalice of riven harmony Where dreamlands…
BN POETRY AWARD: Like Scented Mangoes by Arinze Ifeakandu (Nigeria)
This poem by Arinze Ifeakandu is longlisted for BN Poetry Award. I used to like the quiet in this place…
Custodians of African Literature (COAL)
A group photo taken after COAL’S event In a time when much sensitivity has been attached to gender, the unveiling…
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…