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A Poem by Fatihah Quadri 

Fatihah Quadri is a Nigerian Poet, creative writer, and literary critic. She is a member of the Hilltop Creative Arts Foundation. She writes from Ibadan, Oyo State. Dear heathen I would have loved to speak to God in your name, You were overdone That your…

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One Poem By Meshack Ifada 

Meshack Ifada is eighteen years. He is an aspiring poet from Nigeria with works in Brittle Paper, Spill Words Press, Jalada, and elsewhere. Principle of Water & it is true; the fruitlessness of washing the knees. I know what i please to not be deliverance….

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One Poem by Toluwalogo Niji-Olawepo 

Toluwalogo Niji-Olawepo is a writer from Nigeria who finds expression in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. She is also a medical student. 219, 000 Hours 140,160 was the beginning of flowers blooming. The uprising of bending branches, heeding the call of the bright sunlight. 157,680…

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One Poem By Wisdom Adedeji 

Wisdom Adedeji, NGP xi, is a Nigerian genre-bending writer. He studies Geography at the Unversity of Ibadan and writes from there. Repentance I sit on the palm of God, & toy with the devil’s testicles. There is no space in hell again, & right now,…

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One Poem By Salim Yakubu Akko 

“The Funeral of Grief” by Salim Yakubu Akko is a searchlight for wellness and stability or its remnants in a chaotic nation. The poet’s simple language is beautifully embroidered with poetic expressions. Kwaghkule, Jacob – Contributing Editor (Poetry)  The Funeral of Grief i want to…

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One Poem By Moses Victor Jassa  

“Struggle from the Wag” by Moses Victor Jassa examines alcoholism. The poet paints a vivid picture of a liquor addict with related imagery and beautiful metaphors. I am delighted to share this piece with you. Kwaghkule, Jacob – Contributing Editor (Poetry)  Struggle from the Wag I…

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Two Poems By The Dark Poet 

The Dark Poet’s poems- “Uninvited Guest” and “Past glory” – are lamentations of untimely encounter with death. Written in honor of victims of fate, these poems contain ‘graphic pictures’ of how people stepped out armed with hopes and dreams only to meet death. Kwaghkule Jacob Contributing…

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