Looking Back and Looking Forward: A Review of Tolu’ A. Akinyemi’s The Morning Cloud is Empty
Book: The Morning Cloud is Empty (60 pages). Author: Tolu’ A. Akinyemi. Publisher: The Roaring Lion Newcastle, Ltd. The Morning Cloud is Empty is a collage of rich imageries from a past so young that it is cradled in the present. More succinctly, it very…
One Poem By Obongofon Etuk
Obongofon Etuk is a passionate poet and a student of pharmacy at the University of Uyo. Writing poems has been his creative outlet, and he draws inspiration from the works of renowned poets like Shakespeare. IN WHAT MEASURE DOTH DESCENT BEFALL… In what measure doth…
One Poem By Olajide Olawale
Olajide Olawale is a communication and language arts student at the prestigious University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Echoes of the Soul As twilight’s tender touch envelopes all Where shadows dance with whispers of grace, I wander through realms of poetic thought, Where words unfurl, untamed and…
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…
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…
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…
Two Poems By Nkemdilim Lilian
Nkemdilim Lilian is a poet, calligrapher, and novelist who hails from Anambra state. She is a final-year Law student at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She is passionate about writing. Brother Here, where I know not a soul, Not even mine. There, where they dashed…
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