FWGE Day 26: Tears For A Distant Partner by Oladele Babajamu
I stayed awake in awe in the stillness of the night. Everywhere was calm like the agents of…
Ramadan Poem | Day 7: Justice by Zulikha Idris Babalola
Battered Bruised Abandoned Ripped off Robbed Subjugated Enslaved Indicted Accused Confined Jailed Killed Chaos Then silence… Where’s equity?…
Ramadan Poem | Day 28: The Night by Onafowokan Taofeek Busayo
THE NIGHT The night had grown old in the hands It had become a grey hair turning fear…
Silhouette; Trio Poetry by Jamiu Enitan, Ifemeni Derrick and Fame Odey
SILHOUETTE – Anisere Jamiu Enitan A tale of how a body dissolves into a darkcreature, whilst kissing the…
On Ghanian Poetry and why it is Running on Clutches
by Abeiku Arhin Tsiwah Ghanaian Poetry is not Poetry any more. It is Spoken Word. It is a…
An Ode to Chisom; Poem by Philip C Abonyi
AN ODE TO CHISOM Like thousand demons in body of a serpent, Thousand angels concealed in you, Like…
Ramadan Poem | Day 29: The Love of Allah by Onafowokan Taofeek Busayo
The Love of Allah If life is to be burrow On the wheel of tranquillity Where man dances…
Ramadan Poem | Day 12: And Ye Shall Come To Know by Zulikha Idris Babalola
And Ye Shall Come To Know The body And the body shall come to know That the pangs…
Submit to the $12,000 Graywolf Press Africa Prize for Novel Manuscripts, Judged by A. Igoni Barrett
Deadline: May 31st, 2019 The 2019 Graywolf Press Africa Prize is now open to submissions. The award, launched…
About 2018 African Writers Conference
The African Writers Conference is an event conceptualized by the African Writers Development Trust aimed at bringing together…