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AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
AFRICAN WRITER
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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
Aadhiya Tulsi | Dichotomy, Diaspora, Dissonance
November 30, 2023
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I Childhood; first imprints The bell rings, marking the end...
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...
Prince Ihè | Here, We Sing A Sad Song
December 30, 2023
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"We only live once. We only die once. How...
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...
Rumbie Mugadza | No!
April 29, 2023
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“No” And The Dragon That Could Not Be Slain Your...
Chimezie Okoro | Heat of the Afternoon Sun
Fiction
Chimezie Okoro
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Andrea Zanin | Ghosts
Fiction
Andrea Zanin
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Lucy Mwelu | The Sound of Freedom
Fiction
Lucy Mwelu
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PLAY
Sefi Atta: Something Good Comes to Nigerian literature
May 23, 2005
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Ike Anya speaks with Sefi Atta on her recently...
E B E R E O N W U!
May 4, 2007
1
As I write this painful piece, his mangled body...
Why I write in the dead of night – Ogaga Ifowodo
May 6, 2007
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Like most prominent writers, Ogaga Ifowodo started his writing...
Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM
A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...
Jos O Jos: Poems by Olumide Akinwumi-Oke
January 26, 2010
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Jos O Jos! (1) Jos, the plains ripple into the...
Victims: Poetry by Paul Oluwafemi David
October 31, 2018
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VICTIMS The images on my walls are the pages of...
Bespeak of her Wisdom: Poems by I.J. Kalia
June 27, 2016
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BESPEAK OF HER WISDOM My phone went bleak on her...
Fiction
Wayne McCray | No Rest for the Wicked
Wayne McCray
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Fiction
Shannon Kenny | The Vigil – a bedtime story
Shannon Kenny
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RANDOM FLASHBACK
Lucy Mwelu: Stella, My Beloved
Fiction
Lucy Mwelu
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Dried Up Places: Poetry by Ebuka Evans
Poetry
Ebuka Evans
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Holiday Snaps: Poems by Denrele Ogunwa
Poetry
Denrele Ogunwa
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LAST MONTH...
Daniel Joe | The Hope of Life
Daniel Joe
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Mark Kennedy Nsereko | The White Women of Ben Kiwanuka Street
Mark Kennedy Nsereko
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Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza | Penance
Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza
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Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe | Icarusting
Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe
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“Literature Can Catalyze Transformation in Society”: A Conversation with Francis Egbokhare
Tolu Akinwole
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Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú | Polygamy and Parkinson’s Disease
Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú
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Mayuyuka Kaunda | Blink
Mayuyuka Kaunda
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Taiwo Akinyemi | The First Night
Taiwo Akinyemi
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Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed | The Path to Healing
Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed
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