Industry: Literature
Love Came to Me Soft and Stuffed
Life was a big circus to me. Everything was still beginning. You know that phase in your life when you…
Dike Chukwumerije’s Made In Nigeria Poetry Show Inspired My Patriotism
The Made-In-Nigeria Show is a Spoken Word production by Nigeria’s foremost performance poet, Dike Chukwumerije. The show takes the audience…
In the Beginning Was Darkness
Click! That's the last sound I hear before the world goes dark. I'm crouched beside my fallen mother. My father…
The Aftermath of War: A Review of Rasaq Malik Gbolahan’s “No Home In This Land”
A famous Yoruba parlance states, "War, even in its smallest form, isn't a feast of pounded yam or cornmeal; it…
“Glory”, Book by Zimbabwean writer NoViolet Bulawayo Shortlisted for Booker Prize (2022)
The Booker Prize shortlist for this year has been revealed. The shortlist's inclusion of the well-known Zimbabwean author of We…
Bobby Okposin Observes the State of Nigeria in New Poem
Herein, Bobby discusses his new poem Let’s Talk About Us. What’s the creative process behind this poem like? How did…
Aninoritse Ejuliuwa Weaves Africa’s Resilience into a Pantoum
Herein, Aninoritse discusses her new poem "Trickles and Torrents". What’s the creative process behind this poem like? How did you…
Onyeka Nwelue Believes Africa is a Graveyard of Wasted Dreams
The Nigerian filmmaker, publisher, talk-show host, bookseller, author, serial founder, and contemporary African literary heavyweight Onyeka Nwelue shares his thoughts…
Chidera Anikpe Asks His Mother About Death
Herein, Chidera discusses his new poem, "How To Love A Boy For Whom Blue Is Not Merely A Color." Please…
