Poetic Wednesdays Initiative has announced the appointment of Naseeba Babale as its new Creative Director. The literary organisation which promotes literature and literary activities in Northern Nigeria and recently organised the Kano International Poetry Festival, announced this appointment on the 5th of August, 2024. Naseeba Babale is a medical laboratory scientist with Aminu Kano Teaching…
Laylatul Qadr {The Night of Power} The night of power is better than a thousand months. Therein come down the angels and the Spirit, by Allah’s permission, with every command. Peace it is; until the rise of dawn. —Al Qadr 97: 3-5 the sacred vigil echoes with sepulchral verses of the Holy Qur’an. worshippers with…
PORTRAIT OF A BLACK WOMAN I resketched my face on the palms of God For I am a black woman who bears the colours of heaven’s art Thus; each day the sun romances me, With kisses on my watery lips_ (a ritual my mother calls sinful) I morphed myself into everything that ever…
John Chinaka Onyeche’s “25 Atonements” is a deeply personal collection of poems on grief, loss, love and fatherhood. The 25 atonements suggest a journey of repentance and reconciliation. They are introspective verses, a way for the poet to grapple with his emotions and seek solace in the face of adversity. Central Themes of 25…
Beauty For Ashes Trees begetting, leaves unfurling Traders trading, lives unfolding Legacies crafted, stories told Time can’t touch these memories Like shadows cast in a dream From the seeds we sow unseen A swift passing Hope slipping through our grasp Dreams lost in a single breath Fading like sunlight’s last kiss Nothing to…
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