3 Poems by Ayomide Oriolowo
A letter from my dairy What sound does the space between two words make // as I breathe you in and you become sand in my throat / a mist…More
3 Poems by Anthony Okpunor
Song of Nights for those who have been in the war ido not allow your body beg to be taken out or shaken into your throat you will have to…More
3 Poems by Emmanuel Ojeikhodion
Definition of a Body When asked how to define a body in the language of humans, i tell them a body is a tower plastered with lying coloursIt is when…More
A Quest for Sobriety – 4
Alice cooks Olo’s dinner naked save for her batik wrapper draped over her breasts. She boils the meat in a broth spiced with fresh peppers so that the tenderized meat…More
3 Poems by Gift Oyewole
The Boy Grew There was a boyHe ate peaches for breakfast He sang with the birdsHe ran with cheetahsClimbed trees with monkeys Lying on grass fieldsHe fell asleep gazing at…More
A Quest for Sobriety – 3
This is how they met: a plump lady is walking out of the STI Clinic with a cellophane bag as a dapper doctor in an over-sized white coat is walking…More
3 Poems by Babatunde-olotu Olúwatosin
In this chaos called my body Grief is the mother of all voyages – Romeo Oriogun I hang my head in a cloud of nostalgia. often, i find myself attempting…More
A Quest for Sobriety – 2
Meet Olo, Alice’s husband, again. He is still lying on an armchair in his living room, snoring away his Saturday. He will wake up soon enough with a splitting headache…More
Restless Like a Boy by Chigozie Chukwu-ike
“If you like keep laughing like you picked up a ten kobo coin until I bring my cane.” Mama yelled from the bedroom. But Kosi didn’t stop tickling me. As…More
How I Became a Demon
For boys like me, who sprouted from a broken home, joy is an impossible currency. The last time I saw my mother was thirteen years ago, in a pool of…More