Fiction and Poetry

Ikechukwu Henry - The Woman who broke the wall -fiction - Afrocritik
The Woman Who Broke the Wall | Ikechukwu Henry

Ejiofor knew his life wasn’t going to be the same when he heard he was…

Little Gifts Given to the Wild by Joemario Umana on Afrocritik
Little Gifts Given to the Wild | Joemario Umana

By Joemario Umana Ask me of a point where neglect and hope meet, And I…

"It’s enough for us to sit in silence and wonder" by Abigail George on Afrocritik
It’s enough for us to sit in silence and wonder | Abigail George

By Abigail George Love is an echo from my distant past; it has bewitched the…

Watlz Beyond the Veil by Obonofon Etuk
Waltz Beyond the Veil | Obongofon Etuk

By  Obongofon Etuk (In Memory of Enobong Ibanga Inyang) I can’t begin with anything endearing, In…

temidayo okun poetry for afrocritik
i’d like to own an elephant — that’s no bigger than a peanut | temidayo okun

By temidayo okun i’d like to sit on a bed of roses — while watching…

A Poem Where Goodbye(s) Means What the Hands Cannot Hold Anymore | Anderson Moses

By Moses Anderson After Amanam Ndem                     You have heard that the cemetery has more talents,…

Off River Road, a Girl Plays a Sax Solo to Truncate the Intricacies of My History | Frank Njugi

By Frank Njugi & in a film, one girl wearing a bustier corset might trip…

Green Zone | Jide Badmus

By Jide Badmus I. The sun undresses before lounging waters as though for a swim.…

Two poems | Adesiyan Oluwapelumi

aubade with mo(u)rning birds the earth thumps like a body set to die the heart…

Praying in a Lawn | Ogah Friday David

By Ogah Friday David I do not fret when my prayer refuses flight. Perhaps I…