Manenzhe’s “Maserumo”: a brief history of several deaths
Resoketswe M. Manenzhe. Photo source: Writivism “Maserumo” is told like an audiotape recording—renditioned in this way even, would create the…
Losing Connections: A Review of Gloria Minage's “Boyi”
Losing Connections image by Tee Jay Dan The more prizes there are in the African literary landscape, the merrier—so goes…
“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,…
‘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…
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…
“Whatever Language It Takes” by Scott Thomas Outlar
Whatever Language It Takes I will stand, steadfast, spine straight, ever-faithful, patient, with thoughts of you kept close to my…
“Demarcation” by Megha Sood
image source: pexels.com Demarcation That frail evening marking the shadows of the long summer days a bird perched on the…
“KAWALWALNIYA (WISHFUL GROPER)” by Maryam Gatawa
photograph by Angelique Schreiber KAWALWALNIYA (WISHFUL GROPER) A Hausa poem accompanied by its English translation. Ina amfanin kogin da ke…
What Comes After the Birds: Review of Ope Adedeji's After the Birds
Review of Ope Adedeji’s After the Birds by Carl Terver A certain premonition is cast over Ope Adedeji’s short story…