by Henry Emenike Anumudu We are Children of Wretched Hope Clutching to the godliness of vainly men Wounded, betrayed by ...
This morning something was different The cock did not crow, nor did the birds sing Instead a mechanical humming held ...
Dark clouds have gathered to conspire. The wind is now rocking trees with astute authority Making their leaves dance to ...
Registration for the highly anticipated Lagos International Poetry Festival is now open. More exciting is that registration is completely free. ...
Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has lost the post of Oxford Professor of Poetry to a fellow contender Simon Armitage. Armitage, ...
by Sanmi Abiodun This month is a seed, invest it A peephole to your future, respect it We know the ...
by Sanmi Abiodun I’m twenty eight It’s getting late The world wouldn’t wait To have a taste Of what I ...
by Sandra Nwadi That first kiss. I do remember candidly, The exact feelings that welled up. The Twittering, chirruping Butterflies. My ...
by Clement Molu In eyes that chose not to condemn. Eyes that made her realize that she is forgiven. With stern words: ...
by Abdul ‘Obemata’ Mahmud ….still, I think of about this moment, I clear the sea of mourners with my gaze, thinking it ...
by Ezinne Onyeka “Just our hopes, our fears, our regrets, our joys.” We each have a throne on which we rule; ...
by Adeife Adebiyi Behind the ancient hills of Jagun The tired moon retires swiftly to sleep Albeit quite rudely, without ...
by Olaniyan Ajibola In the height of my fervor; in the intoxication of my emotions. At that moment when my ...
by Wole Samuel Opesanmi The victory songs and shouts become still, the favourite fighter of the crowd is weak! with arrogance, ...
I do not ask that you return; I do not ask that you not run – far from it… Hey ...
“Can we not look in the eyes of the other and speak the truth, as done in the days of ...
“All I could think of was f__k! I was blank. Okay!” I was told since my childhood to search ...
I want to be a crusader A real big social fighter Let’s see through the eyes of the Eagle, so ...
by Nsisong Effiong Stay here and love me Let me bask in your laughter, Conspire against june… For death is ...
by Isi Esene Others saw a happy woman with the key to happiness firmly within her grasp; But I saw ...
I am not saying my life is perfect yet. I just know it is near perfect now. I have not ...
by Sandra Chinonye Vivian Nwadi I’m no different and our hearts connect, Because the turmoil still tumbles, In my enriched soul. ...
by Nneka Jethro-Iruobe Oh Okada The smallest of commercial transporters Easy prey to bigger road users Yet the most ...
From Writer’s Relief staff: If you’re a poet, maintaining a poetic sensibility is important whether you have all the time ...
by Daniella Ekwueme And I live in a world where men sit and take millions and millions of dollars for their ...
Waking up with a girl they don’t even remember and wishing she’d just simply leave, hopefully on another night they ...
by Chi Ibe Ever Strong is a spoken word poem about God’s empowerment in our weakness… He will never leave ...
by WriterSpeaksPoetry I weep When will it stop I pray Looking for the answer Hopeful change is near Spent ...
by Ore Fakorede Give me Sunday and all the others, The hours with which I never bothered. Give me back ...
by WriterSpeaksPoetry A discovery loomed in the air The sensitive sense it The mindful are mindfulL of it The thoughtful… ...