You and I The grass has refused to grow Stunted they form moulds Blown adrift by a smidgen of wind. The sky has refused to cry Amidst pleas from broken men Who...
Author - Perpetual Emenekwum-Eziefule
Emenekwum, like many writers from Nigeria, grew up devouring the works of Soyinka, Emecheta, Achebe and Alkali. She received the Music Society of Nigeria (MUSON) Poetry 2000 second place prize with her poem "Curves of Change" featured here. A Master of Arts degree holder from the University of Ibadan, Emenekwum is a member of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), the Nigerian Union of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) and Publicity Secretary of the Women Writers of Nigeria (WRITA).
Curves of Change Comments: ‘One does not observe a masquerade’s dance standing on a spot’ – (Traditional Igbo proverb) I At the elbow...
