We know that one could be low on cash and resources but one should never be low on hope. Because, it is the currency we spend in the city of survival, the ticket to the tomorrow which we so dream of. In the poem, “Our Eyes Were Watching God”, Eduardo de Bosco writes about Africa as it now is, ridden with ” the aroma of fear”, but he does not stop there. He closes the poem with hopeful words which is what we believe is needed at this time. The poem is pleasant and timely.
– Editorial Team
We were born
In the land of dystopia/
Dancing to the melody of gunshots
We lived and fed on broken hopes
As the days and nights smelled/
With the aroma of fear and corpses
We secretly carried /
Lacunae carved from brokenness
And wore sorrows on pale melanin
Holding our lips from screaming /
From scenes of unwanted flashbacks
As the wind carried echoes of cries/
To sleep in yonder land
From hesitant lips/
Unaltered prayers fell
And drowned herself in our eyes’ salty lake
Still we hung above our trust
As our eyes were watching God
About the Author
Eduardo de Bosco is by birth, named Edward Boateng. He is a Salesian of Don Bosco, a Songwriter, historian, activist, and poet whose love for humanity and the values of society are the chief sources of his inspiration in poetry. Eduardo is a co-author of Amazon bestseller poetry anthology titled “ Breaking the Silence”
His works have been featured on global poetry platforms such as SpillWords, Praxis Magazine, Eboquills, We Write Liberia website, etc.. He has written a number of Socio-Politico poems as well as other poems which present striking interrogatives of his home country Liberia, of Africa and the world at large. His major themes are: liberation, reformation, restoration, inspiration, depression, sexual and gender-based violence, preservation, self-discovery, nature, religion, and identity
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We Need New Writing Devices Before 2030
Written By: Abdulbasit Yusuff
Typewriters were invented in the 1860s, and only became commonplace as the century ended. Before then, the only writing tool available was the pen, before that was the quill before that was the, well, Stone Age. What this means is that writers like Shakespeare and Dickens wrote their novels by hand. The horror!
Writing has greatly evolved since then. We have the PCs and smartphones. We still have the good ole pens – albeit much fancier and colorful. Get a sample of your writer friends, ask them what medium they enjoy using to write, and you’d be amazed by the diversity of their preferences. Even though keyboards appear to be the easiest to use, you’d find that many are still sentimentally attached to writing by hand. There is an intimate relationship between pen and paper, they would say. For keyboard stans like myself, an attachment to the therapeutic sound of the space bar. Plat!
In fact, a whole chapter in Austin Kleon’s Steal like an Artist is dedicated to convincing writers to use their hands more. Kleon quoted the cartoonist, Lynda Barry, “In the digital age, don’t forget to use your digits!”. The wordplay is to be admired, but the sentiment? Not many would agree.
I have a love-hate relationship with tech. At the risk of sounding like Stephen Hawking, I think our over-reliance on them might come back to bite us in a bad place. Imagine my shocklight (yes, I was shocked and delighted at the same time) when I read this brilliant article written by a robot on The Guardian some months ago. The test article had a personal tone, and perfect syntax. Thankfully, the robot did mention that it had no interest in displacing the human race. According to the robot, GPT-3, “I am here to convince you not to worry”. Good for us.
Even as I am wary of high-end AI tech, I still think we need more of them. Especially writing-related tech. So here are some devices I think we need before 2030:
1. The Dream Documenter: By 2030, there should be some device for documenting the things we dream about. Trust me, some of the nightmares people have would rival a Stephen King story. Especially the dreams we have when we are down with fever. One minute, you are racing in a jungle, next minute; you are on an eagle’s wings. I assure you, dear techie, you’ll be patronized. I mean, have you read Amos Tutuola’s Palmwine Drinkard, or Ben Okri’s Famished Road? This might be a wild guess, but I think they had a lot of help from...
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Abdulbaseet Yusuf opines that although writing has evolved, from the good ole pens to PCs and Smartphones, writers need new writing devices.
Every line of these poems is embroidered with mesmerizing metaphors. The poet @AyooluwaOlasupo shares what we would like to call a personal documentary of her journey to healing. In all, her poetry is full of hope and promise. https://eboquills.com/2020/11/19/two-poems-by-nigerian-poet-ayooluwa-olasupo/
Mustapha Enesi's (@Enesi_Is_Fine) story, TRISHA is a sizzling short story. It makes a worthy read for the adventurous. So, if you love adventures, don't sleep on this one!
https://eboquills.com/2020/11/17/trisha-a-short-story-by-mustapha-enesi/
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Our #MCM for the week is Adedayo Agarau @adedayo_agarau who was one of the winners of the 2020 Frontier Industry Prize (@FrontierPoetry). His poem, “Bad Dream With My Grandmother’s Stroke” finished 3rd place.
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