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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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AFRICAN WRITER
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Justin Demmitt | Hold my hand
Justin Demmitt
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Poetry
Sosy Imafidon | Red Breath
Sosy Imafidon
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CREATIVE NONFICTION
Lawrence Winkler | Pawns on the Nile
August 31, 2024
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‘He who rides the sea of the Nile must...
Nzube Nlebedim: The Newcomer into America is Uncertain
February 28, 2022
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The newcomer into America from Lagos is a confused,...
Prince Ihè | Here, We Sing A Sad Song
December 30, 2023
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"We only live once. We only die once. How...
Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go
May 31, 2024
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It’s so cold. My nostrils are clogged. My cheeks...
Sybil Fekurumoh | Tomorrow For My Worth, Today For Children
April 29, 2023
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The audience is witnessing a moment in a support...
The Sight of the Sound: Instructions for the Slaughter of Small Ruminants and Monogastric Animals
July 31, 2024
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The closed door notwithstanding, the proceedings bore audibly into...
Andrea Zanin | Ghosts
Fiction
Andrea Zanin
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Shannon Kenny | The Vigil – a bedtime story
Fiction
Shannon Kenny
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Lucy Mwelu | The Sound of Freedom
Fiction
Lucy Mwelu
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PLAY
Good Night, Nike Adesuyi: So Long a Night!
October 22, 2016
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CYCLES (For Nosa) Days come, Days go, Each writes a distinct Paragraph in the...
Awards Do Not Make Good Writers – Chris Abani
May 21, 2007
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Writers, at one point or the other, have had...
I see a very bright future for Nigerian Literature – Prof. Akachi Ezeigbo
February 2, 2010
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Prof (Mrs) Akachi Ezeigbo is a name that readily...
Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM
A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...
Fumes and Flares: Poems by Uche Peter Umez
June 4, 2007
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Aftermath after all the seismic emotions ruptured geophysics my land remains a...
You Will Never Grow Old: Poems by Abigail George
August 22, 2016
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YOU WILL NEVER GROW OLD (For my parents) In childhood there...
Echoes from the Eagle Spirit Society: Poetry by Ginikachi Obah
May 6, 2018
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ECHOES FROM THE EAGLE SPIRIT SOCIETY The reverberating sounds of...
Fiction
Chimezie Okoro | Heat of the Afternoon Sun
Chimezie Okoro
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Fiction
Wayne McCray | No Rest for the Wicked
Wayne McCray
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RANDOM FLASHBACK
Pius Adesanmi: On A Re-Branding Mission Overseas
People
Ogochukwu Ikeje
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‘Till I’m laid to Rest’ by Garfield Ellis: A Review
Essays & Reviews
Verah Omwocha
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How to Dispose of Good Shoes in Africa: Non-fiction by Ebuka Prince Okoroafor
Non Fiction
Ebuka Prince Okoroafor
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LAST MONTH...
Mayuyuka Kaunda | Blink
Mayuyuka Kaunda
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Daniel Joe | The Hope of Life
Daniel Joe
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Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed | The Path to Healing
Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed
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Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe | Icarusting
Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe
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“Literature Can Catalyze Transformation in Society”: A Conversation with Francis Egbokhare
Tolu Akinwole
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Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza | Penance
Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza
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Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú | Polygamy and Parkinson’s Disease
Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú
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Mark Kennedy Nsereko | The White Women of Ben Kiwanuka Street
Mark Kennedy Nsereko
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Taiwo Akinyemi | The First Night
Taiwo Akinyemi
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