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Samuel Hale | Obituary

Poetry
Obituary "And now who hereis not buried inanother person’s heart?” —...
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Jide Odetola | Fela Wan Bath

Non-Fiction
As a fully registered member of Fela Kuti’s implausible...
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Ugochukwu Anadị | Christ And My Lover

Plays
CHRIST AND MY LOVER SCENE ONE Chima’s bedroom. It is a...
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Adwoah Nyarkoa | They Eat the Bridge

Fiction
The mahogany door was heavy, carved from old-growth timber...
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Candy Neubert | immigrant

Poetry
immigrant You ask if I can live with you.Yes, if...
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DJ Benhaim | Krypton Fell from Grace & Landed Somewhere in the Ghetto

Poetry
Krypton Fell from Grace & Landed Somewhere in the...
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Eaton Jackson | The Docks

Poetry
I. BAY DOCK’S PRESENT SILHOUETTE She and I used to sit...
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Emmanuel Papa Quansah | Bring Me Yesterday

Poetry
BRING ME YESTERDAY just when the sun traded light with...
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Ernest Amayogbe | Our Home Is A Gurney

Poetry
OUR HOME IS A GURNEY our home is a gurney...
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Jedidiah Henaku-Budu | I Don’t Want A 9-5

Poetry
I DON'T WANT A 9-5 Warm golden light filters through...
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