Year: <span>2016</span>

POETRY

POET OF THE WEEK: “I HAVE AN UNEXPLAINABLE PASSION FOR POETRY” – OLAJUWON JOSEPH OLUMIDE

Sam De PoetAugust 26, 2016July 16, 2017

OLAJUWON JOSEPH OLUMIDE is a poet, novelist, journalist, artist, musician, and teacher – the all-round art lover. Though Olumide has not authored any book, his writers have appeared on many platforms...

POETRY

KISS WITH THE FIST by Ojembe Victor

Ojembe VictorAugust 25, 2016July 15, 2017

The cathedral down the lane Fully eclipsed with naïve souls The resonating bells Ushering the love birds We saw flowers Dropping from engraved plates With hands locked in sweetness They...

POETRY

JOURNEYS IN THE HEART by Eziudo Michael Nwachukwu

Eziudo Michael NwachukwuAugust 19, 2016August 21, 2017

Things that pass through the heart Are cheetah that runs immeasurable speed Fast past the lanes of lonesome walls The blood painted streets That suppress the shouts of a thousand...

POETRY

ENDANGERED SPECIE by Emeyazia Iwediokpulu Chukwudi

Emeyazia Iwediokpulu ChukwudiAugust 19, 2016July 22, 2017

The darker your skin The more suspicious you become I remember vividly while germinating They said the Devil is black. As if that isn't satisfactory They came up with... Black-Panther,Black-Box,Black-Maria,...

POETRY

EMOTIONALLY DISABLED by Ezeokoye Vanessa Onyinye

Ezeokoye Vanessa OnyinyeAugust 18, 2016July 16, 2017

The storm wavers not anymore The streamed spring flows not anymore The intense feelings all depreciated Why not come and make my soul free again? I have loved But losing...

POETRY

LET ME THROUGH by Olutosin Ayodeji

Olutosin AyodejiAugust 18, 2016July 16, 2017

Let me through the weary times When the wind will push the day When the night will cloud my tears When my lips will kiss again Let me through the...

POETRY

THE DAY HOPE DIED by Omotayo Awoyemi

Omotayo AwoyemiAugust 18, 2016July 16, 2017

The day Hope died, It died on the street, it was speared by the thorns of roses. It's soul ascended with the scent of the bloom To the dreaded gate...

POETRY

NEO-COLOMENTAL by Oluwaseun Shedrack Akodu

Oluwaseun Shedrack AkoduAugust 18, 2016July 15, 2017

And the gods came Making three mountains one Striping the hood naked In the name of clothing Crudity in the name refining And the gods left For the godsons Neo-colomental...

POETRY

A SONG OF COLOR by Efe Ogufere

Efe OgufereAugust 18, 2016July 22, 2017

I am the black, The humus deep within the earth, The life and succor to a dying seed The hope of a thousand souls that draw breath Melanin in tears...

POETRY

IN LIFE by Eseohe Ebhota Akoma

Staff WriterAugust 16, 2016July 22, 2017

People who are unkind; Always hit from behind; Don’t be blind; Otherwise you will be undermined. Expectations sadden us Loneliness drives us mad Victories gladden our hearts Evil thoughts make...

Year: 2016

POET OF THE WEEK: “I HAVE AN UNEXPLAINABLE PASSION FOR POETRY” – OLAJUWON JOSEPH OLUMIDE

KISS WITH THE FIST by Ojembe Victor

JOURNEYS IN THE HEART by Eziudo Michael Nwachukwu

ENDANGERED SPECIE by Emeyazia Iwediokpulu Chukwudi

EMOTIONALLY DISABLED by Ezeokoye Vanessa Onyinye

LET ME THROUGH by Olutosin Ayodeji

THE DAY HOPE DIED by Omotayo Awoyemi

NEO-COLOMENTAL by Oluwaseun Shedrack Akodu

A SONG OF COLOR by Efe Ogufere

IN LIFE by Eseohe Ebhota Akoma

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