Transition — Njoku Austyn C.

The archive Transition Poem by Njoku Austyn C. · 1994 Sit down beside me On these seated grasses Put your arm around me The way a lover should Rest your fair head And flowing soft mass Upon my able shoulders Let’s watch the gold sun As it recedes across the river And the wearied fishermen […]

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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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Untitled (Like leaves on a tree) — O. A. Jawando

The archive Untitled (Like leaves on a tree) Poem by O. A. Jawando · 1982 Like leaves on a tree natured by the earth, we bloom and fall alone O. A. Jawando · 1982 EDITOR’S NOTE Originally published in West Africa on 25 October 1982, p. 29. This diplomatic transcription preserves the wording and lineation […]

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