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 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…
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…
A Short Story By Pacella Chukwuma-Eke
Pacella Chukwuma-Eke is a Nigerian poet and short story writer. She is the winner of the Cradle poetry contest, Abuja Duet Slam, Splendors of Dawn Poetry Prize, and others. The war and the hunt Abu groans; his old life had become a new one after…
One Poem By Tajudeen Muadh Akanbi
Tajudeen Muadh Akanbi is a poet from Osun State, Nigeria. His works have appeared or are forthcoming in African Literary Magazine, Wax Poetry Magazine, icreatives Review, and elsewhere. For Father, A Threnody father, the day you closed your eyes and refused to open it, i…
Gear Up: A Short Story By Nweke Ozioma Ruth
Nweke Ozioma Ruth is a Nigerian writer and a medical student. She loves to volunteer in her spare time to help young women and children living in rural areas of South-Eastern Nigeria. Gear Up Thunder clapped in the distance and lightning struck. The rain was…
Writing Prizes and Contests to Enter this June
We made a list of writing prizes and contests for you to enter this June. Don’t hold back the awesome poems and stories you have written, send them out this June. Extra Teeth Theme: We do not set a theme for each issue; please feel…
Two Poems By Abiodun Salako
Abiodun Salako (he/him) is a Nigerian Journalist, Copywriter, and Resident- at-Sea. In his spare time, he daydreams of Eden. Weekdays At The Home of Our Bones It’s just me and you, drinking milk like adolescence, frothing at the mouth with snacks, and using our faces…
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