Wrote this down to cheer me up, on a certain day when my confidence was down. I came to the realization that people will always talk no matter what.

As humans, we are always quick to judge others whilst ignoring our many faults in us. This poem paints a perfect picture of it.

The poem speaks about a great indigenous town, Zaria, its inhabitants, their practice and their way of life.

The poem is a feeling of nostalgia and reminiscing about the old days.

In partnership with Netflix, Aníkúlápó was produced and directed by ace Nigerian movie producer and director, Kunle Afoloyan.

“I joined the slaughtering altar today
to slaughter a whale-sized elephant, the biggest flower;
to yield the highest metred volume of red flow-er”

We are pleased to announce the release of “Under The Sheets”, a collection of erotic poems by Victoria B. Willie and Jaachị Anyatọnwụ.

I saw myself thinking about how far we have come as a nation, and what really divides us, what breaks us. From when we gained independence till now, it seems it can only get worse. And it is unfortunate for a us as gaints of Africa.

‘WHEN MEN CRY, THEY CRY PAIN’ tells about how the poet describes men, and their daily means to fend for their family using her ‘father’ as a case study. Along the line, the poem also reveals how they(men) silently goes through this all alone, but don’t reveal it since ‘men don’t cry’, they inhale the workload and go through pains.

“We All Are Songs” by Akudo Nkemjika Christien Okeke is a collection of poems dedicated to a burning wrapper of an Amazon and the sewn loons of the warrior.