ÈṢÙ IS NOT SATAN When men err and the air they breathe is evil When women are wound in woeful wonts They say it’s you. They say it’s Satan. They say it’s Èṣù...
Author - Kayode Afolabi
Kayode Afolabi, the chronic cakehaholic, is a Nigerian medical doctor. His first attempt at poetry was a tweaking of W.H Auden's "Lullaby" at age 11, into a love note that was never dispatched. His poems have appeared on Ake review, vox poetica, Kalahari review, Africanwriter.com and a number of other print or online mags.
FRIEND OF MAN The gathering of clouds tell us Our time-honoured gifts were taken First yams, fever berries and virgin fowls He-goats, croton leaves and mellow...