Poetic excerpts by Ismail Bala
Ismail Bala is a poet, translator, and critic whose work bridges classical poetics and modern sensibility, and whose mentorship ...
Tag: African poetry
Poems by Maryam Yusuf Zubair
Maryam Yusuf Zubairu is a school teacher and poet. She writes from Kaduna, Nigeria. She has keen interest in the ...
Pivotal Sophomores in Nigerian Poetry
Among the genres, poetry is still king in the Nigerian literary space. It might not be hyperbolic to say a ...
A Tranquil Night
I stand transfixed Savouring Venus unclad; In all her pristine glory The dimmed light accentuating Pure innocence in a voluptuous ...
A Whiff of a Saint
Indeed, among the lowly Are beacons of grace And a lesson is always learnt On an ordinary day. An ...
Echoes of Eternity: A Review of Mohammad Ohitoto Hussein’s ‘Forever’
The author, Mohammad Ohitoto Hussein, with the book ‘Life is short’ is a cliché used by many to describe the ...
Poetic mapping of emotions: Emman Usman Shehu’s The River Never Returns
Book Review TITLE: The River Never Returns AUTHOR: Emman Usman Shehu PUBLISHERS: Topaz Books, Abuja YEAR: 2022 REVIEWERS: Isah Aliyu ...
Poem: l Know These Men, by Sumaila Umaisha
BY SUMAILA UMAISHA I Know These Men I know these men I know them all those mighty words you hear ...
Sentiments: A poem
Sentiments I sat down Heard the voices of hate From a recognised voice Something I never thought You know there's ...
PAWA African Poetry Prize 2022: French Category
MY BRIEF BIO-DATA I was born at the crossroads of the rivers that embrace the Jacmel Valley, in the southeast ...