For Akachi Chukwuemeka
Was it the way the wind called your name; in whispers,Soft and soothing,Serenading you with rhythms you loved to hear?Or was it the ancestral beats resonating from history;Tales of brave…More
Author: Lake Adedamola
3 Poems by Naa Dedei Botchwey
I don’t want to be that woman She has a life, but none her ownShe lives a wife, and yet aloneShe has her wants, but none she getsAnd her needs,…More
3 Poems by Ifeoma Nnewuihe
two poets and a pineapple so they took their love down to the oceanand washed it salty cleantheir love was like the pineapplethat always stayed green “if we cleanse it…More
3 poems by Lake Adedamola
When your mother returns Every day when your mother returns from the market It was you who welcomes her at the doorand she would have a smile for you. It…More
Tea Chat with Ayo Amurawaiye
In a world where the long history of humankind’s race to civilization has left debilitating environmental consequences, many individuals and corporations are finally standing up to champion causes focused on…More
3 poems by Nkateko Masinga
1. ghazal for the ghastly going“I am not cruel, only truthful.” – Sylvia Plath I’ll take your love in rations: this portion will last ’til June,when my leaves turn brown…More
Is there a Classification in Feminism? by Mitchel Tumuhimbise
2004 is the year I had the ‘opportunity’ to misconceive International Women’s Day. It was the day, at least in my primary school, on which the teachers ensured that we,…More
3 poems by Nanya Kooper
Aririọ Kwuteli Here will I submit my supplication to Ala. O Ala! I know you are benevolent.You give children abundantly like rain and watch them grow like the akpu farms…More