Fiction and Poetry

Two poems
“Ancestry” & “The Cathedral” | Poems by Chimezie Umeoka

Ancestry  If my grandfather ever touched my body I do not remember. I was barely …

two poems
Two Poems by Doreen Masika

In One of the Episodes… I’m standing somewhere between fallen kingdoms and fading kin. A…

in your image
In Your Image | Poem by Tuke Ronald

As if my arms were in chains As though my legs were cuffed to the…

Onipanu
Looking For Cloudberries In Onipanu, Or When You Fall Out Of Love

What if I told you that on the night the police threw me into that…

three poems
Three Poems | By Saadatu Uzairu

EID ON AN EMPTY STREET Shall I tell you how I burn out? Stand out,…

Two Poems
Two Poems | By Muhammad M Ubandoma

To Make Sense of Heaven, I Drowned In Hell They told us to wear our…

Two poems
Two Poems | By Tharseo Jovita

Sand Sand no let them pour sand sand for your body I’m in the middle…

Soliloquy At The Portico
Soliloquy At The Portico | Poem by Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe

Curse tragedy, you say.  You will write a happy poem.    You will talk about…

Reawakening
Reawakening | Poem by Maryam Kekere-Ekun

there’s a lingering tightness in my chest – like a bimini twist on a fishing…

two poems
Two Poems | By Excel Chinagorom Michael

Servitude “I suppose there’s a difference between voluntary and involuntary sacrifice.” – James Moore I…