Murewa Ademola- Idowu. – TribeLead.
Let me Go!
I’m definitely more powerful
Wittier
Smarter
and I even have a plan.
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Cocoa Butter and Vanilla – Jomiloju Zoltan.
You smell of cocoa butter and vanilla.
I know because I’ve held you in my arms
Although never as a lover
It’s funny how I know almost every detail about you
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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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Two Lovely Fellows.- Ezekwe Jessica Chidinma
“Go tie your wrapper well, can’t you see, you have started growing breasts?”, Said ubunkhei, my 14-year old male best-friend. Mami and Papi always told me to tie my wrappers well too, especially when going to the stream because “evil spirits were always looking for people as wives and husbands” I never took any of them serious, I always felt safe in my village.
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The Madman and his congregation.- Isaiah Adepoju
That day the preacher-man went mad, everything he did was against the church itself. When he preached, he stamped his feet on the white tiles and clasped the microphone between his palms. When he sang, the church muffled and swayed from here to there like an Iroko tree blown by the desert wind. He called out verses – he carefully picked the verses – the ones that were long, long enough to throw the congregation in disarray of whispers.
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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Is it really about a biological clock, or morelike a culturally imposed timeline informed by an outdated notion that in the absence of a husband – what have youreallyachieved in life?
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Four African Authors You Didn’t Know Were Imprisoned For Activism
Africa has come a long way from escaping the shackles of her colonial masters. Yet she seems to have found it difficult to escape the harrowing clutches of corruption, nepotism, and blatant disregard for the rule of law. This abnormality may have been overlooked, and indeed may have become normal if not for the efforts
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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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How To Win A Literary Competition
Literary competitions abound in the literary space. There’s no limit to the number of contests that exist. But, winning these competitions is the main thing…
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