The archive Elegie on Mris Boulstred Poem by John Donne · 1987 Nor will this earth serve him; he sinkes the deepeWhere harmelesse fish monastique silence keepe,Who (were Death dead) by Roes of living sand,Might spunge that element, and make it landHe rounds the aire, and breakes the hymnique notesIn birds (Heavens choristers,) organique throats,Which […]
The archive Paranoid at New Year Poem by Molara Ogundipe-Leslie · 1992 Paranoid at New Year Molara Ogundipe-Leslie Misfortune drapes the head!are the mothers flying stillrelentless heartlesshurtle down a hillwhen the year turns itsunderbelly of newness?will you impale meon the new days’ teeth? EDITOR’S NOTE First published in Citizen, 6 January 1992, p. 72, in […]
The archive Crumps from Anee’s Table Poem by Anam Ntukidem · 1970 Crumps from Anee’s Table Let the crumps fall:Millions of God's childrenAre dying of starvation,Like sore-littered LazarusYet nearly all of them pray dailyOn bended knees, hands outstretchedFor their daily bread. Let the crumps fall;So that the Kingdom of God may comeOn earth to meet […]
The archive Humble Collection Poem by Abdulkadir Babajo · 1990 Humble Collection Abdulkadir Babajo Compatriots please attention:Have a glance in this directionAnd eye this humble collectionNot much in it for the mentionJust a crooked conjugationMay be a twisted equationOr some verbose vociferationIf you venture your suggestionEven if it means correctionIt is kind salutationBoosting morale for […]
The archive Life is Death Poem by Peter Bakyit Cuktu · 1982 Life is Death Peter Bakyit Cuktu · 1982 What a grace and beautySo sweet but deceptiveLucifer’s crafts and Lotus-eaterBends people to sweetnessOffering all deliciousEarthly folks feast onTheir souls looted soonCaptivating, laxing LotusLuring subjects and rulers. There is hardly any epidemicContagious choleric, leprousCatching the […]
The archive Drought Menace Poem by Peter B. Cuktu · 1982 Drought Menace Peter B. Cuktu · 1982 The plagueHas stripped everything.The vermins scrambled,Robbed and raped,Roped everything away;The desiccating desertIs shifting daily,Sipping the juice of African land;Poor and persecutedRendered landless, fruitlessHomeless, helpless and lifeless.Noticeable drought effectsTelling here and there,Daily, the papersAnnounce about the activitiesOf the […]
The archive Didactic Poetry Poem by Traditional Tiv Poetry · 1982 Didactic Poetry Traditional Tiv Poetry · 1982 TIV Lam amo ga doo gaLam amo ga Ashitsugh GambeDajo u Adeke, kwase wamaaMdoom yo udoo kpa shima ngi gaMdoom ma kposu, ieren ngi kposu ENGLISH You haven’t talked to me, it’s badYou haven’t talked to me,Ashitsugh […]
The archive Love Poetry Poem by Traditional Tiv Poetry · 1982 Love Poetry Traditional Tiv Poetry · 1982 TIV Auna WondoUir awa wondo akpa ateratarsha chi ukari mbaior a hideoAnengen aminooMva me mo sughJohn Papa vihi amo shie weseAlu me ma zeva yoMe unde dela or me pase lectureOr mom nana or kwagh zeoAlu sha […]
The archive Elegiac Poetry Poem by Traditional Tiv Poetry · 1982 Elegiac Poetry Traditional Tiv Poetry · 1982 TIV Ka yemen yam neooBaba kendemooKa yemen yam neooA wegh waseoo ENGLISH This is my exitFather has left meThis is my exitwith a hand on my chin. EDITOR’S NOTEFirst published in Nigeria Magazine, Friday, January 1, 1982.Source: […]
The archive Religio-Medicinal Poetry Poem by Traditional Tiv Poetry · 1982 Religio-Medicinal Poetry Traditional Tiv Poetry · 1982 TIV Mngu sorun we kwagh neNahan yo abeoYange won nomsuwer, wan kwaseIbyo ben, sho kondu ENGLISH I’m treating this ailmentSo it finishesSun, the male childMoon, the female childGuilt, drift down, Good, arise. EDITOR’S NOTEFirst published in Nigeria […]