Of desire — Ibrahim Sheme

Read “Of desire” by Ibrahim Sheme, first published in Citizen on 15 Jul 1991; an archival poem on desire.

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Brand Me Not — Olawale Obadeyi

Read “Brand Me Not” by Olawale Obadeyi, first published in Nigeria Magazine on 01 Apr 1987; an archival poem on identity & dignity.

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This Poem

Poetry This Poem Poem by Vic’Adex · 2018 This poem won’t say a thing To the ears of the uncircumcised It won’t mean a thing This is not a poem to condone history’s miscarriages This is a poem of fury towards forgetfulness, to spank and correct Of hypocritical ships, deadly seas, storms and drowning Of […]

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What Is Man

A Vic’Adex poem on human identity, divinity and purpose, first published in 2017 and later revised for Under the Influence.

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My daughter — Uncredited (Citizen)

Read “My daughter”, an uncredited poem published in Citizen on 07 Dec 1992, on gender roles, family and aspiration.

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I seek life — Omolara Ogundipe Leslie

The archive I seek life Poem by Omolara Ogundipe Leslie · 1990 (Songs to the United States of America) I seek life in the crevices of trees, roots that touch, and the flower’s hidden womb. I crave life not in the cerebrations of conceit, dry winds to sooth the battered self; I seek life, in […]

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The archive Untitled (Thunder rocked and gathered the sky in its arms) Poem by Obiba Opoku Agyemong · 1982 Thunder rocked and gathered the sky in its arms The rain danced and danced Till overcome, it fell laughing on our rooftops And diviners lost their native creed In a handful of drizzle I have planted […]

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