Month: <span>December 2012</span>

POETRY

POET OF NO COUNTRY (by Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize Judge Mazi Chiagozie F Nwonwu)

Staff WriterDecember 20, 2012July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2576" align="aligncenter" width="545"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Poet Of No Country by Mazi Chiagozie F. Nwonwu[/caption]Poet of no country I am a poet of no country Those murmured words I treasure Resounding...

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BE YE PERFECT by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

Oku-ola Abiola PaulDecember 20, 2012August 28, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2578" align="aligncenter" width="399"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Be Ye Perfect][/caption]I missed the last note on the notation And led the choir into commotion “You are a disappointment” Was my choirmaster's comment “You,...

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ALTERNATIVE BESTFRIEND II

Staff WriterDecember 20, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2564" align="aligncenter" width="399"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Alternative Best Friend II][/caption]The unraveled nuance in a witty pun, spurs the flair while friends have fun. Yet, stand firm against the zeugma as a...

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DASHED AND SMASHED

Staff WriterDecember 20, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2565" align="aligncenter" width="427"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Dashed And Smashed][/caption]Like a gay butterfly On a leisurely summer morning sail Which chanced against a fast car's windscreen; Yes, like egg laden tray, Falling...

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THE HAIKU CHALLENGE by Fr. Albert Jungers

Staff WriterDecember 19, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2553" align="aligncenter" width="399"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Haiku Challenge][/caption]The Haiku is another simple form that teaches techniques highly valuable in poetry. It has precise rules that are regularly made and broken,...

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HEADING FOR A CRASH

Staff WriterDecember 19, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2536" align="aligncenter" width="399"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Heading For A Crash][/caption]Is this peril perceived? Our ship is steering sterile, And our nation staggers into doom. Yet, none cares if it perishes! This...

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QUARTERED

Staff WriterDecember 19, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2538" align="aligncenter" width="368"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Quartered][/caption]After birthing this fourth child Into your cold hands, O life! How much more tears would your jug take To allow for me a child...

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THE AGONY OF A MAID

Staff WriterDecember 19, 2012July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2539" align="aligncenter" width="418"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Agony Of A Maid][/caption]It is not my making that I’m a maid. If my parents were alive, it would not be said That...

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MAKING GOOD POETRY: Tips for Poets by Fr. Albert Jungers

Staff WriterDecember 18, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2505" align="aligncenter" width="340"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Making Good Poetry][/caption] There are for things I look for in a good poem, immediacy, economy, intricacy, and history. The poem should put its reader...

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NO SWEATING ROCK (a triolet)

Staff WriterDecember 18, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2506" align="aligncenter" width="399"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [No Sweating Rock][/caption]I'll walk on the path of shame Let men sit back to mock! Give me honour, what is fame? I'll walk on the...

Month: December 2012

POET OF NO COUNTRY (by Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize Judge Mazi Chiagozie F Nwonwu)

BE YE PERFECT by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

ALTERNATIVE BESTFRIEND II

DASHED AND SMASHED

THE HAIKU CHALLENGE by Fr. Albert Jungers

HEADING FOR A CRASH

QUARTERED

THE AGONY OF A MAID

MAKING GOOD POETRY: Tips for Poets by Fr. Albert Jungers

NO SWEATING ROCK (a triolet)

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