Nightingale
by Titilope Alake I want to be a beautiful bird Precisely..Odidere Odidere and its flashing wonders With its garments of bright colours Then I shall call a show…More
Tagged: Nigerian literature
ILU SIONI (Illusion) Episode 1
…Fido raced on like a mad dog out of hell. it was one of those adrenalin controlled moments in ones’ life when the brain and its’ reasoning capabilities…More
CELEBRATING CHRISTOPHER OKIGBO: POETRY NIGHT
CELEBRATING CHRISTOPHER OKIGBO:POETRY NIGHT anchored by acclaimed poet Odia Ofeimun The Life House with the support of Ayaka Magazine will host readings and discussions of Christopher Okigbo's…More
Arewa by eDriiz
Your beauty bubbles like red palm oil being extracted from the banga fruit Your eyes so bright like the miday sun filled with soft tenderness You stand tall and…More
For Jumoke Verissimo by Rasaq Malik
FOR JUMOKE VERISSIMO [/caption] (Memories are many on these lanes) In silence I heard your raging voice Tramp-ling down Cursed elders In the lineage of our Shattered histories In…More
R.I.P Kate by Uzuazo Onwah
"My God," She sighed and raised her head, "The early bird is still unfed." In great despair, with silent cries She bowed her head and wiped her eyes. Her…More
The Part That’s Gone by Priscilla Adesheyoju
What I saw in you was love. What I gained from you was lost. How on earth can this be true? When all I ever wanted is you. A broken…More
Ode to A Child by Fisayomi Ogungbe
You are the soil the farmer cannot do without like an arrow in the hand of an archer you determine the fate, the future of a nation, of families.…More
A Wish for A Witch
She’s a witch, my mother
Or how could she be so strong?
They were right, her foes
My mother’s a witch
That’s why she don’t sleep at night
Life’s Discordant Melody by ‘Uzuazo Onwah
In the chimes of alarm clocks, In the crowing of proud cocks. In the clicks as doors unlock, In the grumbles of livestock. In the songs of…More