Severed to be Chaste
I looked on to the face of Mother
my siblings, friends, & relatives urging me to smile
they said this was for the best…
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HOW DO WE EVOLVE?
In a continent of Gerontocracy,
Where we dwell on what worked for the ancient,
We fail to ponder on what will work in the future…
Footprints of Our Ancestors
A generation of misunderstood youths
who dared not even dream,
it is therefore little wonder
how far beneath
had we been relegated…
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Cupid + TVOTRIBESMEN
Are you single?
What are you going to be doing on Valentine’s Day?
We asked some tribesmen, all single, of course, to tell us what they’d be doing on Valentine’s Day.
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Poet Laureate Interviews: Meet Temitope Komolafe
I am Temitope Komolafe, a student of Medicine and Surgery in University of Ibadan. I am a very spiritual person and I believe God is and should be the integral factor in life. I write and specialize in screenwriting. I love reading and am very open to learning from everything because I have come to discover that the more we know, the more we discover how much we don’t know
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Poet Laureate Interviews 2020: Meet Uche Balogun
Tell us more about you? I’m currently a student of the Nigerian Law School; I’m a book reviewer and a creative writer. I am also a volunteer. Not so fun fact: I’m shortsighted and can be very cynical. How long have you been writing for? I’ve been writing since primary school. I found some things
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Poet Laureate Interviews 2020: Meet Esther Mbabie
• Tell us more about you? I am a final year student at the University of Ibadan. I am also a radio presenter for both English and Pidgin programs, a content creator, a creative writer, a Spoken word artist, and a passionate volunteer. I am passionate about God and people, especially children. I am the
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Poet Laureate Q & A: Get Your Answers Now!
December is here and so is our biggest contest of the year, Poet Laureate! In this post, we answer all your questions about the contest, enjoy!
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Religion And Spirituality In African Literature
by Testimony Soyoye African spirituality simply acknowledges that beliefs and practices touch on and inform every facet of human life, and therefore African religion cannot be separated from the everyday or mundane.” – Jacob Olupona. The theme of religion and spirituality in Africa has been amongst the most recurring themes in precolonial, colonial, and post-colonial
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