The Essence of Poetry
To me, poetry is not about complicating the narrative. Rather, it is about magnifying the message through the appropriate ...
Tag: African literature
The Role of Visual Narrative in African Literature
Mr Chairman, distinguished ladies and gentlemen. I consider it a great pleasure to have been asked to give the ...
My Ebedi Writers Residency Testimonial: A Journey of Rediscovery and Growth
As I look back on my application letter written in January, I am overwhelmed with gratitude. I had only two ...
PAWA, CAA to partner on literary innovation and excellence in Ghana
The Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) and the Creative Arts Agency (CAA), Ghana, have agreed to collaborate in areas such ...
Achebe’s There Was a Country and the Crisis of Nigerian Unity
Those who have read There Was a Country by St. Chinua Achebe would agree that it is one of those ...
Mental Decolonisation: Has Ngũgĩ Succeeded?
I have just read a piece in a WhatsApp group which effusively argued that the late Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o considered ...
The Stories That Shaped Us
Growing up in Nigeria, we were immersed in stories — not just bedtime tales or village folklore, but books. Real ...
The complete works of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
For those unfamiliar with the works of the late Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o—the celebrated Kenyan writer, thinker, and advocate for ...
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Kenyan dissident and author who was giant of global literature, dies at 87
NEW YORK (AP) — Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, the revered Kenyan man of letters and voice of dissent who in dozens ...
An Audacious Narrative Experiment: A Review of Umar Abubakar Sidi’s The Incredible Dreams of Garba Dakaskus
Umar Abubakar Sidi is well known for his bold disregard for conventional narrative structures. The Incredible Dreams of Garba Dakaskus ...