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 VAST WILDERNESS OF LIFE — Chris. Awonuga

The archive THIS VAST WILDERNESS OF LIFE Poem by Chris. Awonuga · 1970 THIS VAST WILDERNESS OF LIFE Man moves about in a worldThat is not his ownAnd revels in abysmal ignorance;He gropes his way about,Stumbling at various points;Still he tries to find his wayIn this vast wilderness of Life. He knows not what he […]

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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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