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AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
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Saturday, September 7, 2024
AFRICAN WRITER
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Poetry
Sosy Imafidon | Red Breath
Sosy Imafidon
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Poetry
Justin Demmitt | Hold my hand
Justin Demmitt
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CREATIVE NONFICTION
An Ant hefting her Penance: Non-fiction by Aremu Adams Adebisi
November 19, 2017
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I watched intensely as an ant was hefting her...
How to Dispose of Good Shoes in Africa: Non-fiction by Ebuka Prince Okoroafor
November 19, 2017
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The shoes on my feet have seen three generations...
The Economy of Loss: Creative non-fiction by Dami Ajayi
September 11, 2009
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There’s been a death in the family. You can...
Lawrence Winkler | Pawns on the Nile
‘He who rides the sea of the Nile must...
Nzube Nlebedim: The Newcomer into America is Uncertain
February 28, 2022
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The newcomer into America from Lagos is a confused,...
Ritah Tumushabe | Sacred Threads: A Personal Journey of Faith and Loss
July 31, 2023
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Today, I have decided to retire my rosary. This...
The Sight of the Sound: Instructions for the Slaughter of Small Ruminants and Monogastric Animals
July 31, 2024
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The closed door notwithstanding, the proceedings bore audibly into...
Chimezie Okoro | Heat of the Afternoon Sun
Fiction
Chimezie Okoro
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Wayne McCray | No Rest for the Wicked
Fiction
Wayne McCray
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Shannon Kenny | The Vigil – a bedtime story
Fiction
Shannon Kenny
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PLAY
Idzia Ahmad: A Meteor, a Vagrant Arab
May 4, 2007
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In many ways, Idzia Ahmad was my friend and...
Abenea Ndago: History Will Forever Remain Literature’s Most Intimate Mistress
April 11, 2016
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Abenea Ndago is the author of several short stories,...
Niyi Osundare At 60
May 3, 2007
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Recently, Professor Niyi Osundare, poet, scholar, essayist, humanist and...
Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM
A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...
Once There Was a Country: Three Poems by Abigail George
April 24, 2016
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ONCE THERE WAS A COUNTRY I called that country ‘Childhood’. The...
Rice: Poems by Tatenda Murigo
October 31, 2018
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RICE Grains of rice Fall to the floor Like summer’s rain, Tsitsi’s eyes Are...
Kuramo Waters: Poems by Ike Anya
May 25, 2005
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SALUTE TO A MASTER (for Obiora Udechukwu) You who with paint...
Fiction
Andrea Zanin | Ghosts
Andrea Zanin
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Fiction
Lucy Mwelu | The Sound of Freedom
Lucy Mwelu
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RANDOM FLASHBACK
Jarumi: A Story by Nnamdi Uzuegbu
Fiction
Nnamdi Uzuegbu
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The Songs of Hell: Poetry by Olude S. Peter
Poetry
Olude S. Peter
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Zenas Ubere: Leaflets of the Ocean
Fiction
Zenas Ubere
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LAST MONTH...
Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza | Penance
Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza
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Mark Kennedy Nsereko | The White Women of Ben Kiwanuka Street
Mark Kennedy Nsereko
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Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú | Polygamy and Parkinson’s Disease
Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú
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Daniel Joe | The Hope of Life
Daniel Joe
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Taiwo Akinyemi | The First Night
Taiwo Akinyemi
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Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe | Icarusting
Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe
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Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed | The Path to Healing
Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed
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“Literature Can Catalyze Transformation in Society”: A Conversation with Francis Egbokhare
Tolu Akinwole
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Mayuyuka Kaunda | Blink
Mayuyuka Kaunda
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