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You Have Become a Thief of Your Own Treasure │ Omodero David │ Poetry
How much more gold / are you willingTo lose? Over and over. Night upon night.How often do you want to keep beinga prodigal?A wanderer between two freedom realms—At night, an…More

Withering │ Enobong Ernest Enobong │ Poetry
when deciduous trees shed in autumn,yellow leaves fall off. yellow is the colour that heralds winter.yellow is the colour of paleness. what is the colour of a depressed heart? can…More

Cold Kiss, Goodbye │ Njikonye Charles │ Poetry
I was hauled in,in an unjust slate to pack upthe unguided flotsam of our broken trust.I guided the laying fervor till itturned my skin.I kissed it daily, the sun peak,with…More

A Boy Utters a Prayer | Bobbybryan Uzoma | Poetry
hope, like icarus—flew closeto the sun & melted as icewould under tickles from fire. the street is without clothesa boycries at the charred remains of somethingthat would look like a…More

The Song that Sings Me │ Kwaghkule Jacob │ Poetry
Before the sky will be bereavedOf the lately smiles of the sunSome lovely lyrics will stuneDeeply down my eardrum &Plant some particles of euphoriaRoaming the valleys of my soul. And…More

3 Poems │ Ogah Friday David
It Is Promises arebayonets pressedupon the rungsof hope. . . and gougedby a hornet. ‘trust’ —a cadaver walkingon mortal hoofs,unaware of the luringfragrance sketched in the air;but…you, area thin line:a…More

Today and Tomorrow, Now
Feyisayo Adeyemi, founder, Nantygreens The intersection between literary platforms and literary works goes beyond creating an enabling platform. While literary platforms take pride in being recipients of quality works and…More

Christmas Wishlist – Holiday Gift Ideas for Book Lovers
With the weather in a confused state – literally, and the current sad happenings looming over our heads, many of us are not really getting the Christmas-y feeling. I’m sending virtual hugs to everyone experiencing this – especially our book lovers. But I bring good news! Despite all the bad…More

4th Crater Literary Festival – Press Release
Literature reflects our world, increasing our appreciation and understanding of the interrelatedness of our identities as individuals and as communities. It shows us our place in the world and how…More

Gravity Is Not So Bad │ Ruth Torty │ Poetry
When I struggled to talk to youI looked out of the coffee shopTo watch a fowl’s attempt at flyingI tell you that I am like the fowlOdd and insecure That…More