This is one poem selected from Nwilo Bura-Bari Vincent “Salute to Bori” just published.
We weave mat
While their men weave war songs
We weave mat
When they weave pains with gongs
We weave mat
To pay a bill
While they hang us with no will
We weave mat
They go mad
This poem was selected from Nwilo Bura-Bari Vincent’s just published anthology “Salute to Bori”.
The Author
Name: Nwilo Bura-Bari Vincent
Phone: 0806 379 0799
Email: burabari@facebook.com
Nwilo Bura-Bari Vincent was born on September 15, 1987, in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Nwilo has also authored collection of poems; Stories from Bori and other poems (2009) and recently “Salute to Bori (2012).”
Nwilo Bura-Bari Vincent is an award-winning screenwriter and short story writer. His first short film project, produced and directed by Uzoma Willis, won Best at the 2011 Abuja International Film Festival. His story “Slum Diary” won Second Place at the Creative Wings short story contest organized by Ugreen Foundation.
He has been published online by Sentinel Nigeria, Ynaija, FilmAfrique, Saraba Magazine, and Zoetrope. Nwilo is a poet on the South African poetry exchange community called Badallisha-poetry.
Nwilo was Bozza Applications’ Man of the Day in early 2012, for his contribution to poetry and fiction writing. Nwilo has been published in print by The Guardian newspaper, 234next etc.
He works part-time with his independent film company, IW Films. Nwilo is the founder of Port Harcourt Literary Society, an organization based in Nigeria. He currently manages and edits at TheMetropolitanReview.com amongst other things.
