Times have changed and events unfold, but there are some of us who do these events not just because other events exist; we do them to fulfill an inner call… to bless others with our innate talents; mostly poetry, to give unto others from that which we have been blessed, thereby creating chain of blessings. […]
Submitted poem Dear Sister Poem by Williams O’Seun · 2015 Williams O'Seun Dear Sis, I know I may ne’er know How you keep easy and in mirth Accustomed to the snug bra-strap’s banding, even in snow Brassiere, like the horse’s girding girth Darling sister, I sense I may ne’er get the senses Of how, monthly, […]
Submitted poem We Shall Grow Poem by Alozor Michael · 2015 Alozor Michael There are no virile seeds To grow on this fertile land. No! No fertile land To grow these virile seeds. There is no voice To echo this truth Brewing in bleeding hearts. Oh! This voices wastes This voice, clear, resonant Full of […]
The much anticipated Video of Enigmatic Olumide is finally out! Probably first of its kind, the video went extra mile into dramatic display, making it seem like a short film/story, but then the message remains the same: “To the many souls being lost everyday, the many soldiers we lose, the many hearts quaking, the many […]
Submitted poem Night Market Poem by Kolade Freedom · 2015 Kolade Freedom Today, we reach the last day of yet another 31 days of poetry. Many thanks to the poets who submitted their works to be shared (you all are wonderful), and thanks to those who joined us in sharing like Kukogho Samson, Neofloetry, Graciano, […]
Submitted poem Attention Poem by Clemency Green · 2015 Clemency Green I need your attentionWe’re no longer at easeOne end of our nation is lighting uplike rolled up cannabisBy people claiming religionbut are religious-lyhigh on cannabisHigh, the smoke rise-sInto the skiesSkies, that saturate with our criesCries, that evaporate from our eyesEyes, of a little child […]
Submitted poem Roofless Breath Poem by Mesioye · 2015 Mesioye When we couldn’t see peace floating on waters of humanity,Our eyes were revived with seas jumping from our eerie eyelidsDown to the desert where anguish laid beneath pierced pores,Eating normalcy behind regrets that turned our lips to sorrow. We peeped through the shadows of dawn’s […]