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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
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...
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...
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...
Nzube Nlebedim: The Newcomer into America is Uncertain
February 28, 2022
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The newcomer into America from Lagos is a confused,...
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...
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...
Lucy Mwelu | The Sound of Freedom
Fiction
Lucy Mwelu
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Shannon Kenny | The Vigil – a bedtime story
Fiction
Shannon Kenny
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Wayne McCray | No Rest for the Wicked
Fiction
Wayne McCray
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PLAY
Idzia Ahmad: A Meteor, a Vagrant Arab
May 4, 2007
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In many ways, Idzia Ahmad was my friend and...
I Would Rather Shun Self-Publishing – Amatoritsero Ede
August 13, 2007
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Amatoritsero Ede, an award winning Nigerian writer based in...
Dike Chukwumerije: Relevant on Jealous Creative Writing Fronts
October 27, 2014
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Poet Saddiq Dzukogi interviews Dike Chukwumerije, one of the...
Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM
A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...
Testaments of Love: Poems by Ajise Vincent
November 9, 2015
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TESTAMENTS OF LOVE The testaments of our love are not...
Samson’s Petals: Poems by Chijioke Umunnakwe
April 24, 2011
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The Beached Whale When my brother heard the news, he...
Frieda: Haiku by Abigail George
May 6, 2014
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Ted Hughes Weave your poetry – shamanic-wisdom And not by accident...
Fiction
Andrea Zanin | Ghosts
Andrea Zanin
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Fiction
Chimezie Okoro | Heat of the Afternoon Sun
Chimezie Okoro
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RANDOM FLASHBACK
Shannon Kenny: The Funeral Singer
Fiction
Shannon Kenny
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Riak Marial Riak | Weird things becoming memories
Poetry
Riak Marial Riak
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Armed With the Story: A Short Story by Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Fiction
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
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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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Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú | Polygamy and Parkinson’s Disease
Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú
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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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Mark Kennedy Nsereko | The White Women of Ben Kiwanuka Street
Mark Kennedy Nsereko
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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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Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza | Penance
Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza
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