Writing Opportunities in January /February 2019
A lot of us are excited about the new year and the new opportunities it is bound to bring. In the literary world, here are some of the opportunities to …More
Author: nantygreens
nantygreens
Creative works (literature, art and culture) emerging from Nigeria.
My Root by Ibrahim Abdul-lateef
My Root is
a vegetation of tasteless
greed
made edible for arid mouths
Conversation with Wale Ayinla Nigerian writer and Founder, Dwarts Magazine
Wale Ayinla is a Nigerian poet essayist, Founder/Editor-in-Chief, Dwarts Magazine and Best of the Net Award nominee. His recent work appears on FLAPPERHOUSE, Palette Poetry, Connotations Press, SOBER, The Temz…More
GAB Returns in GAB 2.0 with REZthaPoet and ChocolateOnAir
GAB, the monthly village square of Spoken Word poetry, visual arts, other forms of arts expression and culture conversations, returns this December with GAB 2.0. The event is scheduled to…More
Winners Announced! The Brittle Paper Awards 2018
The Brittle Paper Awards 2018 winners has been announced. The awards aims to recognize the finest, original pieces of writing by Africans published and circulated online. From the initial 31…More
how to find god by Elias Andrevn
how to find god sunday. in the scabs on mother’s knees. where she plants mourning that sprouts in the wrinkles of her skin. bridges. fragile chinas learning to paint colours.…More
Imageries by Adesina Ayobami Idris
Mother is pregnant with a sixth child and gives birth to a girl again.
Father drinks himself blank in the backyard,
Lagos Love Letter by O Chiedozie Kelechi Danjuma
Imagine an air filled blue balloon,
chased by a little girl
reciting rhymes in glee
Revelation by Chukwuemeka Akachi
… and I saw a new heaven and a new earth
for the first heaven and the first earth
had passed away
Two Significant Figures by Bunmi Oke
I always wondered why she had issues with the arithmetic. It just didn’t suit her. Maybe, she was too good at her teaching career to tolerate any inaccurate application to…More