Nigeria
Ninety-two New Generation African Poets
In 2014, the African Poetry Book Fund, in collaboration with Akashic Books began a vital project publishing chapbooks by contemporary, mostly unpublished African poets in a boxset. The poets Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani work as editors on the project. To date, that project has produced 9 boxsets, with a total of 92 poets published.…
Poem: Freedom by Bello Haneefah
What is the essence of life without air? In this dismal state of despair My heart yearns for the ecstasy That comes with a whoosh of sparkling air That nourishes soul, mind and body. What is the essence of life without air? Not the air that reeks of the blood and sweat O f my…
5 Nigeria Literary Writings Based on Places
Some books are set to awake the wanderlust in you. The way the places are presented in literature, you end up wanting to visit and relive the experience. Here are some of the books written by Nigerians that were inspired by or based on places in the country.
3 Ways @THEREADCLUB Is Improving Reading Culture In Nigeria
by Bola Aderibigbe If there was ever a time I felt such a pronounced and inexplicable feeling, it would be the first time I saw @TheReadClub on my twitter timeline. It is often said that Nigerians have a poor reading culture and with many glued to social media, it is expected that book-reading is going to…
Runt Rant
Do check out Teehem's other write-ups here. Interesting stuff! Pointing has always been an invaluable skill/gift whichever way you may have it. If you disbelieve, check your Quran, bible or ask your Ifa/Agbala as it applies to you. Amean, having the power or the skill isn’t enough. After digesting this rant, you should never wonder…
Drowning Confluence by Niyi Adekanye
As we hoist our banners of conscience Amongst us they that lower them As we brew our bubbles of consciousness Amongst us they that burst them We With our burdens in our hands We With our rubble on our heads Alone we stand wrecked In the confluence of foe and friend
My Silent Outcry
by Omolola Sanusi As I sat under this cloud of misery I concluded the world must listen to my silent outcry and feel my heartfelt pain I sailed here with wishes and dreams I only craved for freedom and liberty yet these witches would not allow my dreams to rest yes! THEY strive to rest my dreams…
The Future Is Us by Jide Ojedokun
The future is us it's in the gifts we carry it's in the hope we raise it's in the rest we crave The future is us it runs deep in us it resides in chambers of our minds it sits on the threshold of our hearts it runs in the fibre of our…
Our Playing Ground by Gbenga Akinborewa
Every evening, children from the street gather on this ground to play our monkey post soccer Our clothes tattered, shattered as we sing the song of victory home The losers won't talk cos they have nothing to say One day this pot bellied man came with his men. He drove us away from our…
Dana Crash; Dreams Crashed
by Sanusi Omolola Latifat With the ink of blood You left the letters of pain In the pool of memory On that dreadful day You took the flight of doom; A voyage of no return In the sea of hopeless memory Loved ones wait As hearts pumps in pain We beheld the pulp of your…