One Poem By Emmanuel Ferdinand
Emmanuel Ferdinand is a young Nigerian poet and writer. He is currently studying the English language at Lagos State University. The Dark Mass Once upon a cold morning in May. her bed rattled & with a hushed Tone like a heartbeat. she softened my uneasiness…
Two Poems By Dayọ̀ Ayílárá
Dayọ̀ Ayílárá is a lawyer, business consultant, cartoonist, graphics designer and calligrapher. He writes from Abuja, Nigeria. His poetry focuses on nature, the beauty in pain, hope, love, and loss. The Butterfly Life Circle (For Justina Babade) I remember the day (on this road called…
Two Poems By Olaseni Kehinde Precious
Olaseni Kehinde Precious embodies the multifaceted roles of a poet, content writer, blockchain researcher, and SEO specialist. Mother’s Radiance A majestic oak blooming towards the heavens Like a sapling breaking through the fertile soil An Unwavering lioness cradled me A luminescence in life’s labyrinth Through…
Two Poems By John Phebe Ifeoluwa
John Phebe Ifeoluwa hails from the western part of Nigeria. She is a poet and a neurodivergent writer. Phebe writes from Port Harcourt City. From Lagos, With Love The mosquitoes in Mushin, Vampires at midnight— Telling a love story; Between your body And their proboscis…
A Short Story By FOC Ikwuemesibe
FOC Ikwuemesibe is a retired schoolmaster, an engaging lover of the art of teaching who still pens at least a poem a day. How Could I Have Known I was in Primary 4, Urban Community School, Ai, that year. I remember Mr. Azubuike as my…
One Poem By Sarah Adeyemo
Sarah Adeyemo is a budding poet, student, avid reader, literary enthusiast, and guitarist. She writes from Ekiti, Nigeria. Fragments of a Broken Voice I rise with balls of sweat, Flowing down in torrents Through my cheekbones, Down to my palpitating chest. Who can read words…
A Short Story By Igbokwe Roseline
Igbokwe Roseline is a Nigerian medical student who enjoys creative writing. She has works published in the Moveee, Kalahari Review, Original Talku Talku, and elsewhere. Erinma You took your position just behind the white line that had been drawn on the tarred ground. The whole…
One Poem By Mubarak Said
Mubarak Said is the 3rd runner-up (poetry category) of the 2022 Bill Ward Prize for Emerging Writers. His works are forthcoming and published in World Voices Magazine, Brittle Paper, Icefloe Press, and elsewhere. Last Word About The Polls Anything I start to love hates me….
A Short Story By Edwin Mamman
Edwin Mamman is a sonographer and writer. He has work published on KAFART’s The Revue, African Writers Space, Tidings of Magpies magazine, Punocracy, and forthcoming elsewhere. Riding the Waves of Hard Times A yellow and black striped polythene bag dances in the air before settling on…
Two Poems By Pakistani Poet, Iraj Shariq
Iraj Shariq hails from Pakistan. She has been making remarkable strides in both the fields of dentistry and poetry. The Mourning Dove Two doves sat on the maple tree They cherished enchanting love songs Their hearts entrapped in each other, yet feel so free And…
