Poet Laureate Interviews 2020: Meet Bamidele Olakunle
My name is Bamidele Oluwatimilehin Olakunle. I’m 18yrs of age, a native of Ibadan Oyo state and also a friendly and accommodating person.
Nigerian poets
Dear Nigeria: Our Independence Day Stories
Dear Nigeria, I come bearing gifts as you mark yet another year to celebrate your freedom Freedom from the shackles of colonialism From the chains of oppression From the shadows of divisions Division of work, one may think but that’s not it. You celebrate your disentanglement from the shadows of division, that which held you …
7 Things You Didn’t Know About Ben Okri
The name Ben Okri has become synonymous with magical realism, and The Famished Road. When one speaks of the genre of magical realism, one does not go far before his name springs up. But little else is known about him, who is Ben Okri?
An Interview With The Tribesman Of The Week
Ayobami is a Ghanaian writer who recently decided to express herself. She says that she was inspired to write by members of the tribesmen community…
How To Use Literary Devices in Poetry
Literature seeks to entertain, stretch the imagination, reach into the recess of the human soul through the portal of shared emotion, thoughts, and experiences…
Tribe Feature : Branding and Poetry with Salahudeen Damilola
The poet sells his poem to an audience. His lines, style and approach are the necessary tools that build him a consumer base…
Tribe Feature : Proper Communication in Prose with Victoria Olajide
A writer is not a writer until his/her work is communicated, i.e. humans have found meaning to your work, and it connects to them…
Tribe Feature : Proper Communication in Poetry with Wale Bailey
The art of proper communication in poetry is something you have the rest of your days on earth to learn because with each day, you keep discovering yourself: who you are, what you love, and how to express it…
An Interview With The Tribesman Of The Week
Tobenna is a member of TVO Tribesmen community, a student in the prestigious University of Ibadan and also the latest tribesman of the week…
Wole Soyinka at 86: Eulogies, the stuff of legends!
Can the child who held the front line in Nigeria’s independence, be underated in nationalism and patriotism?