Dear Founding Fathers
Like African colonies did for our independence,
we shall repaint the faint images of heroism and
mold a strong victory and liberty fences.
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African youth
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO DIE AGAIN? – Ololade Edun
The birth mark at the back of my neck was from cigarettes stubs that Baami pressed on my neck when I first came to this world. They said I died a lot of time, more like a premium Abiku, I’m sure you must have heard about us too.
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FAKE IS….WHAT(??) – Maradesa Ebenezer.
“Fake It
Till you make it”
The noise of it f(ee)ls the air.
Marching along the highways
Some zap by at the speed of light
And others r(high)de on wings of flying dinosaurs;
Or so they thought.
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DEAR STONE – Jesse Okeleye Benedict
Stone,
Someone dig the ground to find you
Blood, shed for your sack
In believe that you can be gold
Mixed with fire you scream for help
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MARRIED AT 30 – Flavia Boris
Is it really about a biological clock, or morelike a culturally imposed timeline informed by an outdated notion that in the absence of a husband – what have youreallyachieved in life?
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ARE WE SOMETHING?- Godson Uchendu
What a perfect romance I had planned,
Still pained cause I seem not to get my pride,
Heights taken with the renegade, they do not fright,
Do we fight for romance, or is it just another unwanted flight?
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I USED TO BE UGLY – Degraft Isaac
I used to be ugly,
Riddled in pain,
In this maim you brought to my stage.
I allowed you detour
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Tribesmen Editing Space!
The editing project is born out of the initiative of extending helping hands to African writers and promoting their African narratives. It is a known fact that the slightest errors taint the beauty of just any literary work and basically, errors impress more on the mind…
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7 Contemporary African Writers That Are Changing The Face of African Literature
African literature encompasses all oral and written literature and aims at portraying Africa in its truest form. African writers have projected their voices on issues concerning the African society. We have put together a few of these amazing persons..
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Being African : Do Our Stories Portray Us in the Right Light?
Africans, of all the peoples of the world, have perhaps suffered most from the grotesque distortions and blatant misrepresentations contained in stories, be they supposedly factual accountings or fictive narratives..
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