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A First Look at Tobi Aluko’s Seagulls and Seashells
The art of poetry is built on the principle of compression, a demand to say the most with the least. To write poetry is to wield words at their most…
Immigration Becomes an Unmaking in Salmah Salam Oiza’s Foreign in a Long-Familiar Leap Year
In modern Nigerian culture, the “Japa” story is typically framed as a…
The Mind is Not an Ally review: Ayo Deforge’s Poetic Cartography of Grief and Resilience
Across many African traditions, the mind is not the sovereign it imagines…
Exploring ‘Poetry in the Time of Crisis’ at KAPFEST 2025
Kano, Nigeria: It’s Friday, September 12, 2025; the sun had just risen…
“Afamefuna” review: Uncritical Love
Afamefuna: An Nwa Boi Story, Kayode Kasum’s celebratory stab at the nwa…
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