Saturday, September 7, 2024

CREATIVE NONFICTION

How to Dispose of Good Shoes in Africa: Non-fiction by Ebuka Prince Okoroafor

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The shoes on my feet have seen three generations...

Rumbie Mugadza | No!

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“No” And The Dragon That Could Not Be Slain Your...

Lips are Dark for a Reason: Non-fiction by Aremu Adams Adebisi

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My lips are dark. Pitch-dark. Black-charcoal dark. Moonless-night dark....

Lawrence Winkler | Pawns on the Nile

‘He who rides the sea of the Nile must...

An Ant hefting her Penance: Non-fiction by Aremu Adams Adebisi

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I watched intensely as an ant was hefting her...

Death of a Patriot: Creative Non-Fiction by A. Igoni Barrett

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Make you no go anywhere/Jus’ e wait dere make...

Aadhiya Tulsi | Dichotomy, Diaspora, Dissonance

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I                                        Childhood; first imprints The bell rings, marking the end...

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Awards Do Not Make Good Writers – Chris Abani

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Writers, at one point or the other, have had...

Good Night, Nike Adesuyi: So Long a Night!

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CYCLES (For Nosa) Days come, Days go, Each writes a distinct Paragraph in the...

Those Who Propound ‘African Literature’ Can’t Explain It – Helon Habila

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As a child growing up, Helon Habila’s father wanted...

Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM

A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...

On this day: Poems by Ebuka Evans

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ON THIS DAY On this day, I feel like Samson Not...

Light Delights in Laughter: Poems by Adeola Ikuomola

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LIGHT DELIGHTS IN LAUGHTER The waves are like wars The smiles...

The Hybrid | Poems

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habitat no longer civilian.windswept aftermath slappedover dry bone. ring of...

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