Frank Njugi is a Kenyan Poet and Writer. He serves as a poetry editor for Writers Space Africa ,a reader for Salamander ink Magazine and some of his work has appeared or is forthcoming on platforms such as Kikwetu Journal , 20.35 Africa, Kalahari Review ,IBua Journal and others.
Cornerlis Kweku Affre is a thirsty creative wishing to mete out his own revenge. He’s attempting
to discover himself and the boundlessness of what he’s capable of within the creative space.
He believes in the power of storytelling as a chance to explore, analyse and probe the human
condition.
Alvin Kathembe is a writer from Nairobi, Kenya. His poetry has been featured in Dust Poetry Magazine, The Short Story Foundation Journal, Poetry Potion, and other publications. He co-edited down river road’s third issue—’Asphyxia’. His short stories have been published in Jalada, Omenana, Brittlepaper and Equipoise, available on Kindle. Find him on Twitter @SofaPhilosopher.
Ademuyiwa Ayodeji: A being- surviving and living through life’s continuum- of endless refinement and continuous improvement. This is a journey; I doubt it has an end.
Logain is an educator, writer and poet. She believes in the impactful power of words and loves how poetry springs worlds to explore. Logain finds solace in poetic expression through which she relays issues of gender, politics and identity. She is honoured to share her work with you, even more so through her favourite literary platforms. You can find her on IG @lujainofalltrades.
Gift Emmanuel Olaleye is a writer whose thoughtful poems cut across boundaries, published or forthcoming in Cultural Reverence, Words Rhymes & Rhythms, Spill words and elsewhere. Olaleye’s literary accolades include the 2015 ‘Noble Pen Award’ by Doveslines Publication House and the ‘Poet of the Year 2021’ by Eternal Flames. He was also long-listed for the 2020 ‘African Writers Award 2020’.
Creatives struggling with imposter syndrome, also known as perceived fraud often would have one or more of these underlying reasons why they believe that they are not worth the hype. The reasons include but are not limited to:
Realms – an otherworld dominated by the practice of sorcery or witchcraft; the use of spells to control, influence and manipulate real-life events. Some call it voodoo, we call it realms and others refer to it as juju but we are more interested in what YOU call it – in what it means to you. Have you experienced it before or know someone who has?
Lucky enough to be a poet, stories seek me out, not through the avenue of plot, but that of awe (& other emotional pathways). The journey is not often predetermined, & when it is, it is still nebulous enough to elicit a sense of wandering through images, and sentences.
Inkuru Series Interview: In this interview with Victoria Olajide, Wale Bailey shares his insights and creates conversation on Poetry through answers to the questions across the theme “The African Story”.