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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
Justin Demmitt | Hold my hand
Justin Demmitt
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Poetry
Sosy Imafidon | Red Breath
Sosy Imafidon
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CREATIVE NONFICTION
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...
Michelle Chepchumba: When Your Life Means Nothing
July 31, 2021
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It is past midnight. Maybe 1:00 am, maybe 2:00....
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Shannon Kenny | The Vigil – a bedtime story
Fiction
Shannon Kenny
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Chimezie Okoro | Heat of the Afternoon Sun
Fiction
Chimezie Okoro
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Andrea Zanin | Ghosts
Fiction
Andrea Zanin
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PLAY
I Want To Be Part Of The Nigerian Literary Community – Ken Wiwa
February 15, 2007
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KEN Bornale Wiwa sits behind his glass topped, forged...
E.C. Osondu: A Writer must come to the blank page with humility
August 22, 2016
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E.C. Osondu is the author of Voice of America...
I see a very bright future for Nigerian Literature – Prof. Akachi Ezeigbo
February 2, 2010
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Prof (Mrs) Akachi Ezeigbo is a name that readily...
Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM
A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...
The Striven Path: Poems by Adetuyi Adetola
February 29, 2016
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THE STRIVEN PATH The shouts of aworo at night The shrieking...
They Will Eventually Say Nothing of My Poetry: Poems by Abigail George
May 7, 2014
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They will eventually say nothing of my poetry He was...
Othuke Isaac Umukoro: Small Things
March 31, 2019
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Small things She stands by the window; an unripe metaphor, looking into...
Fiction
Wayne McCray | No Rest for the Wicked
Wayne McCray
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Fiction
Lucy Mwelu | The Sound of Freedom
Lucy Mwelu
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RANDOM FLASHBACK
Attitude Adjustment: Fiction by Iwundu Wisdom
Fiction
Iwundu Wisdom
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Soliloquy Over Drinks: Poems by Udochukwu Ikwuagwu
Poetry
Udochukwu Ikwuagwu
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On the Flip Side: Fiction by Deleteh Bank
Fiction
Deleteh Bank
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LAST MONTH...
Mayuyuka Kaunda | Blink
Mayuyuka Kaunda
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“Literature Can Catalyze Transformation in Society”: A Conversation with Francis Egbokhare
Tolu Akinwole
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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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Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed | The Path to Healing
Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed
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Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe | Icarusting
Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe
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Taiwo Akinyemi | The First Night
Taiwo Akinyemi
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Daniel Joe | The Hope of Life
Daniel Joe
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