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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
Death of a Patriot: Creative Non-Fiction by A. Igoni Barrett
May 16, 2007
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Make you no go anywhere/Jus’ e wait dere make...
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 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...
Lawrence Winkler | Pawns on the Nile
‘He who rides the sea of the Nile must...
Prince Ihè | Here, We Sing A Sad Song
December 30, 2023
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"We only live once. We only die once. How...
Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go
May 31, 2024
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It’s so cold. My nostrils are clogged. My cheeks...
Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú | Polygamy and Parkinson’s Disease
July 31, 2024
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It was a very cold February day in Cambridge,...
Lucy Mwelu | The Sound of Freedom
Fiction
Lucy Mwelu
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Chimezie Okoro | Heat of the Afternoon Sun
Fiction
Chimezie Okoro
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Shannon Kenny | The Vigil – a bedtime story
Fiction
Shannon Kenny
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PLAY
Namwali Serpell: Planting Seeds in a Garden of Intention
November 19, 2017
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Namwali Serpell. Born in Lusaka, Zambia. The ethereal forms...
Olabiyi Babalola J. Yai: Yoruba Studies Expert and Polymath
January 31, 2021
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Olabiyi Babalola Yai, linguist, cultural critic, philosopher, Yoruba studies...
Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún: Renaissance is Badly Needed in African Language Literature
January 28, 2018
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36-year-old Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún is a poet, blogger, linguist and...
Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM
A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...
Glow: Poems by Gerry Shula Sikazwe
May 3, 2017
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GLOW Who will you be tonight? Will you be the moon, Or...
Enobong Ernest Enobong: Spasms
May 31, 2022
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Spasms when the storm begins has a bird not mastered...
Mind Anarchy: Poems by Victor Ehikhamenor
May 25, 2005
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FULL MOON No sign of rain As the night is accentuated By...
Fiction
Wayne McCray | No Rest for the Wicked
Wayne McCray
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Fiction
Andrea Zanin | Ghosts
Andrea Zanin
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RANDOM FLASHBACK
Random Hallucinations: Poems by Marial Awendit
Poetry
Marial Awendit
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Seeds of Passions: Poems by Adebayo Akinloye
Poetry
Adebayo Akinloye
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The Way of Things: Poems by Emmanuel Idem
Poetry
Idem Emmanuel
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LAST MONTH...
Daniel Joe | The Hope of Life
Daniel Joe
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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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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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Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe | Icarusting
Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe
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