In the eloquent water of the River Between Minnows argue the terror of the shark Rifted mountains hold hands Across a vast and breathless silence A soil unspeakably rich: Red-rooted …
Poetry
(I) – Aríkúyẹrí On a cold morning, a tender heart watched Jericho fall again with scars that wouldn’t fade, reminding him of the memory of loss When sorrow dwells in …
The Leader and The Led The Lion stakes his claim To the leadership of the pack But the Antelopes remember The ferocious pounce of his paws The hyena says the …
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LIPFest 10.0…. Osundare, Sage, Verissimo, others unveiled as recipients of Decennial Awards
“Niyi Osundare has inspired generations of poets and redefined the possibilities of African poetry on the global stage” NIGERIA’s preeminent poet laureate, Niyi Osundare, has been announced as recipient, of …
A CROSS-continental poetry event will be on stage on Saturday, October 26 at the Glover Memorial Hall, the centenarian historical hall located on Custom Street in the central business district …
Towards exploring the theme of this year’s LABAF @26 – “BREAKOUT: Hope is a stubborn thing,” Poets in Nigeria Initiative, (PIN) is pleased to receive poems from poets willing to …
The “Golden Key of Smederevo” is awarded annually to a distinguished poet and includes a gilded replica of the city’s key, the publication of a bilingual poetry book (in the …
I will take you all through the journey of the history of Africa, through the pathways that passed through Kwararafa — a good example that we are a people not …
With the abiding philosophy of taking poetry to our nation’s nooks and crannies, the initiative is envisioned as a strategic catalyst for creative change in our country THE third edition …
Thinking of writing lives his name recalls Poems, plays biographies and novels That tell us time is an endless tale Of achievement and performance Kongi’s Harvest is reality that …