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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
Justin Demmitt | Hold my hand
Justin Demmitt
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Poetry
Sosy Imafidon | Red Breath
Sosy Imafidon
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CREATIVE NONFICTION
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...
Lips are Dark for a Reason: Non-fiction by Aremu Adams Adebisi
November 19, 2017
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My lips are dark. Pitch-dark. Black-charcoal dark. Moonless-night dark....
Sybil Fekurumoh | Tomorrow For My Worth, Today For Children
April 29, 2023
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The audience is witnessing a moment in a support...
Lawrence Winkler | Pawns on the Nile
‘He who rides the sea of the Nile must...
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...
Aadhiya Tulsi | Dichotomy, Diaspora, Dissonance
November 30, 2023
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I Childhood; first imprints The bell rings, marking the end...
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...
Lucy Mwelu | The Sound of Freedom
Fiction
Lucy Mwelu
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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
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...
Akeem Lasisi: Why I Perform My Poems
May 3, 2007
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Akeem Lasisi, poet, journalist, and double winner of the...
I’m doing things that appeal to me – Interview with Hyacinth Obunseh
June 13, 2007
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Award winning author, publisher and consultant, Hyacinth Obunseh, who...
Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM
A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...
Olaseni Kehinde Precious | Nature’s Nakedness
February 29, 2024
2
Nature’s Nakedness I’m staring at nature’s shaft, between the wind's...
Taiwo Akinyemi | The First Night
July 31, 2024
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The First Night The first night she gave,& you took,...
Sodiq Oyekanmi: notebook fragments
August 31, 2020
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notebook fragments. a for autumn. the family tree is ...
Fiction
Chimezie Okoro | Heat of the Afternoon Sun
Chimezie Okoro
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Fiction
Andrea Zanin | Ghosts
Andrea Zanin
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RANDOM FLASHBACK
Past Perfect: Poems by Dele Afolabi
Poetry
Dele Afolabi
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Olalekan Moyosore Lalude: The Sound of Fury Crashing through Silence
Fiction
Olalekan Moyosore Lalude
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Uchechukwu J. Oputa | The Fifth Stage
Fiction
Uchechukwu J. Oputa
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LAST MONTH...
“Literature Can Catalyze Transformation in Society”: A Conversation with Francis Egbokhare
Tolu Akinwole
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Daniel Joe | The Hope of Life
Daniel Joe
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Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú | Polygamy and Parkinson’s Disease
Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú
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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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Mayuyuka Kaunda | Blink
Mayuyuka Kaunda
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Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed | The Path to Healing
Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed
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