Saturday, July 27, 2024

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And the Female Voice of the Year Goes to… Short fiction by Abigail George

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Most of all, out of anything in this world,...

Ikechukwu Asika: Eye in the Darkness

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You could not deny it, not when his cum...

Mama and her Boy: Flash Fiction by Onuchukwu Joseph Chimezie

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‘So you won’t give me grandchildren,’ Mama said at...

The Tale of a Country I Love – by Wairimu Wanjiru

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“I love you so much, but if you ever...

A Poet’s Trauma in New Orleans: a Review of Niyi Osundare’s ‘City without People’

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The poet, scholar and social critic Niyi Osundare recently...

In Defense of Simplicity of Language in Nigerian Narratives

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  Contemporary Nigerian narratives have awakened some renewed international interests...

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Iquo Eke: Deconstructing Preconceived Notions – An Interview

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"Poetry for me is release…a means to deconstructing preconceived...

Wesley Macheso: Fiction is greater than the reality it mirrors

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Wesley Macheso teaches Creative Writing and Literature at Mzuzu...

My Book Is A Product Of Frustration – Odili Ujubuonu

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Odili Ujubuonu, winner of this year's ANA/JACARANDA Prize for...

Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!

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

Mid-life Crisis of a Major god: Poems by Stanley Princewill McDaniels

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Mid-life Crisis of a Major god . Most days                     I feel have...

Fists of Fishes: Poems by Abigail George

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Fists of fishes (1) Absurd clot – Fade, fade away Like a...

Samson’s Petals: Poems by Chijioke Umunnakwe

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The Beached Whale When my brother heard the news, he...

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Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand

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

Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires

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

Paul Chibuike Emenike | Idanre

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

Abigail George | This is what happens to my tears

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

Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings

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

Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation

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

Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go

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

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