Saturday, July 27, 2024

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M.A. Kelly | Carapaces

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It would be incorrect to say that I actively...

Death in Holy Orders: Fiction by Vincent de Paul

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Sister Jennifer woke from a dreamy sleep sweating, heart...

Evelyn’s Dilemma: Fiction by Mofoluwawo Oluwapelumi Mojolaoluwa

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As she waited for the doctor that sunny noon,...

When Words Fail to Leave: A Review of Footmarks

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Title: Footmarks: Poems on One Hundred Years of Nigeria's...

Darkness Visible: An Essay by Abigail George

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And so we come to the gist of the...

In the name of our sisters: Everything Good Will Come

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So she called me the other day, fruit of...

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Kabu Okai-Davies: Expatriate of the Imagination, Emigrant of Dreams

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Sola Osofisan interviews Kabu Okai-Davies, Australia-based Ghanaian poet, playwright,...

I see a very bright future for Nigerian Literature – Prof. Akachi Ezeigbo

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Prof (Mrs) Akachi Ezeigbo is a name that readily...

G’Ebinyo Ogbowei: On Empires, Prickly Poetry and the Coming Hour of Reckoning

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Uche Peter Umez interviews G’Ebinyo Ogbowei, former Head of...

Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!

…tying the knot of Nigerian unity Characters ManWoman Performance Note  There is a...

Pain at Midnight: Poems by Abigail George

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Captive So our rift grows Deeper, widens like the curves Of the...

Pus from the Bus: A Poem by Moffat Sebola

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PUS FROM THE BUS Some government I know Is like a...

Ohikhuare Isuku: Let’s Keep a Tryst

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LET US KEEP A TRYST Let’s keep a tryst beyond where...

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Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings

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She can’t sleep. It must be the worry, seasoned...

Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand

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I am Tafadzwa. When I left Harare last month...

Abigail George | This is what happens to my tears

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This is what happens to my tears and the...

Paul Chibuike Emenike | Idanre

IDANRE Woman you are sad!‘Tis the same with me.—Ralph Armattoe. I.My...

Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires

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FINAL BANQUET OF DESIRES It is prison culture to give...

Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go

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It’s so cold. My nostrils are clogged. My cheeks...

Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation

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   Sista mi, how you naw? It has been...

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