Ernest Jésùyẹmí

Colonial Lagos
Understanding Colonial Lagos: Seven Books to Read

All seven books that I have included here cast a solid light on colonial Lagos.…

Christopher Okigbo
Thinking Through Christopher Okigbo’s Words

Christopher Okigbo was likewise a remarkable conversationalist. [In his interviews], he gave precise answers that…

Onyekachi Iloh, Yomi Folaranmi, and Gboyega Odubanjo
“Three Hymns”: On Poems by Onyekachi Iloh, Yomi Folaranmi, and Gboyega Odubanjo

Onyekachi Iloh’s “It Is Once Again the Season of Corn”, Yomi Folaranmi’s “Reverie on Milliken…

The Naming
Of Cities and Ancestors: A Review of “The Naming” and “African Urban Echoes”

[In The Naming,] Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto wants to say something of his Igbo background. . .…

poetry
The Consolation of Poetry

Poetry clarifies and enriches our lives because it can make us stop and look closely…