3 Poems by Joseph Akinnawonu
Grief in your room,the haemorrhage puts you to your knees you bleed for all the things that will never return:your virginity, your sanity – the ones your uncle erased.your phone…More
3 Poems by Christtie Jay
YOU KNOW A MAN WILL TREAT YOU RIGHT BY HOW OFTEN HE APOLOGISES I want no boxing lover my sister loves to hum I love you is the run(a)way…More
Portia – Love Went Wrong by Nshe Velnoe David
No one, they said, is perfect. Without thoughts or mincing words, I declare to you today that Portia was perfect even in her own imperfections. She seemed so flawless in…More
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
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
May Writing Opportunities
1. Afreada & Africa Writes Competition 3.0 Chigozie Obioma, author of ‘The Fishermen’, will be discussing his latest novel, ‘An Orchestra Of Minorities.’ Chinonso and Ndali fall in love but…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