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AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
AFRICAN WRITER
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Poetry
Justin Demmitt | Hold my hand
Justin Demmitt
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Poetry
Sosy Imafidon | Red Breath
Sosy Imafidon
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CREATIVE NONFICTION
Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú | Polygamy and Parkinson’s Disease
July 31, 2024
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It was a very cold February day in Cambridge,...
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...
Lips are Dark for a Reason: Non-fiction by Aremu Adams Adebisi
November 19, 2017
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My lips are dark. Pitch-dark. Black-charcoal dark. Moonless-night dark....
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...
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...
Dismas Okombo | Home
October 1, 2023
2
for S.O. You still listen to the same Ohangla music...
Wayne McCray | No Rest for the Wicked
Fiction
Wayne McCray
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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
A Daughter’s Burden: Obiageli Ibrahimat Okigbo & the Christopher Okigbo Legacy
August 13, 2007
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‘’Have you seen Nduka Otiono?’’ ‘’No I haven’t. Am...
Shadreck Chikoti: Speculative fiction is wide in its scope
May 6, 2018
2
Shadreck Chikoti is passionate about the development of writing...
My Book Is A Product Of Frustration – Odili Ujubuonu
May 4, 2007
2
Odili Ujubuonu, winner of this year's ANA/JACARANDA Prize for...
Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM
A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...
Talking to a Star while the World Burns: Poems by Oka Benard Osahon
January 28, 2018
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TALKING TO A STAR WHILE THE WORLD BURNS Last night...
Song of the Crow: Poems by O. Chiedozie Kelechi Danjuma
May 6, 2018
2
SONG OF THE CROW Once upon a time, all birds...
The Sound of Silence: Poems by Ade’dapo Treasure
September 19, 2016
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THE SOUND OF SILENCE I hear the silence of a...
Fiction
Lucy Mwelu | The Sound of Freedom
Lucy Mwelu
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Fiction
Shannon Kenny | The Vigil – a bedtime story
Shannon Kenny
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RANDOM FLASHBACK
The Red Society: Poems by Abayomi Ogunniyi
Poetry
Abayomi Ogunniyi
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Behind the Masks of Goodwill: The Zomba Prison Project & the Grammys
Essays & Reviews
Wesley Macheso
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Hitmen: Flash Fiction by Kenechukwu ‘Childless’ Obiezu
Fiction
Kenechukwu Childless Obiezu
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LAST MONTH...
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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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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The Sight of the Sound: Instructions for the Slaughter of Small Ruminants and Monogastric Animals
John Edward Ellis
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Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza | Penance
Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza
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Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed | The Path to Healing
Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed
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Mayuyuka Kaunda | Blink
Mayuyuka Kaunda
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Daniel Joe | The Hope of Life
Daniel Joe
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