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AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
AFRICAN WRITER
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
AFRICAN WRITER
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Sosy Imafidon | Red Breath
Sosy Imafidon
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Poetry
Justin Demmitt | Hold my hand
Justin Demmitt
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CREATIVE NONFICTION
Nzube Nlebedim: The Newcomer into America is Uncertain
February 28, 2022
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The newcomer into America from Lagos is a confused,...
How to Dispose of Good Shoes in Africa: Non-fiction by Ebuka Prince Okoroafor
November 19, 2017
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The shoes on my feet have seen three generations...
Aadhiya Tulsi | Dichotomy, Diaspora, Dissonance
November 30, 2023
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I Childhood; first imprints The bell rings, marking the end...
Lawrence Winkler | Pawns on the Nile
‘He who rides the sea of the Nile must...
An Ant hefting her Penance: Non-fiction by Aremu Adams Adebisi
November 19, 2017
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I watched intensely as an ant was hefting her...
Dismas Okombo | Home
October 1, 2023
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for S.O. You still listen to the same Ohangla music...
Death of a Patriot: Creative Non-Fiction by A. Igoni Barrett
May 16, 2007
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Make you no go anywhere/Jus’ e wait dere make...
Lucy Mwelu | The Sound of Freedom
Fiction
Lucy Mwelu
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Andrea Zanin | Ghosts
Fiction
Andrea Zanin
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Chimezie Okoro | Heat of the Afternoon Sun
Fiction
Chimezie Okoro
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PLAY
“Literature Can Catalyze Transformation in Society”: A Conversation with Francis Egbokhare
July 31, 2024
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Francis Egbokhare, poet, cultural critic and professor of linguistics...
I Want To Be Part Of The Nigerian Literary Community – Ken Wiwa
February 15, 2007
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KEN Bornale Wiwa sits behind his glass topped, forged...
Gender in African Literature Today: A Conversation with Asante Lucy Mtenje
July 31, 2020
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Asante Lucy Mtenje is a Malawian academic, creative writer,...
Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM
A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...
Mojisola T.: The Loneliness was a Person
September 29, 2021
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The loneliness was a person Sometimes, the loneliness was a...
A Walk In The Sky: Poems by Fr. Remi Okere
April 30, 2008
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LAKE MICHIGAN You lighten me up As I watch you Dance with...
Marial Awendit | Chronology in a New Town
October 31, 2023
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Chronology in a New Town A grey dog gaits past The...
Fiction
Shannon Kenny | The Vigil – a bedtime story
Shannon Kenny
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Fiction
Wayne McCray | No Rest for the Wicked
Wayne McCray
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RANDOM FLASHBACK
Judgement Revoked: Fiction by Sandra Heteckery-Gudza
Fiction
Sandra-Anne Heteckery-Gudza
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Tolu Akinwole | Death “Bi Yi” Proud, Or Questions about Nollywood’s Portrayal of Social Tragedy
DiaCritique
Tolu Akinwole
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Sadiq Abdulsalam Adeiza: Venn Diagrams
Poetry
Sadiq Abdulsalam Adeiza
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LAST MONTH...
Daniel Joe | The Hope of Life
Daniel Joe
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Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú | Polygamy and Parkinson’s Disease
Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú
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The Sight of the Sound: Instructions for the Slaughter of Small Ruminants and Monogastric Animals
John Edward Ellis
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Mayuyuka Kaunda | Blink
Mayuyuka Kaunda
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Taiwo Akinyemi | The First Night
Taiwo Akinyemi
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Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza | Penance
Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza
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Mark Kennedy Nsereko | The White Women of Ben Kiwanuka Street
Mark Kennedy Nsereko
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Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe | Icarusting
Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe
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Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed | The Path to Healing
Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed
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