Alive in December and other poems by Caesar Olugbeminiyi
ALIVE IN DECEMBER In December, Carnival breathes life into Calabar. Dancers – Fine, stout, lean, In many bright colours, Armed with a smile, a wink — more, As Visitors cave into night’s delight. In Angola, Men relive Peter, on the holy…
You came this far to live in hell
I haven’t come this far to live in Nigeria’s hell, there is a bat whistling in my face, there oodles of stench holding form in poverty, I am unpainted. My luxury items are my thoughts as I bend my back to see the sky. I wonder what being a…
Formless ( A poem by Fortune Omosola )
Formless Sewing without the knot is a mystery, it is like riding a headless mule on a narrow road, The pot needs the lid to steam, But this, This is fire without heat. The soldier is lifeless, he breathes, his life, unpredictable, fear is beneath him, he…
Sons of thunder – A poem by Fortune Omosola
Sons of thunder The sons of thunder hide between the master’s thighs; With battle sticks, scooping horror stories. They dare not to wink as darkness evaporates in flooding motion, from the wind panels on open roofs. The gazelles in flushing…
The cusp of style and fashion: mouthful tips
The cusp of style and fashion is innyour wardrobe. Make do with what you have to create a sensation. In today’s partly clad world, the terms “style” and “fashion” are often used interchangeably. However, there’s a…
Lagos Fashion Week 2023: Where Street Style Meets Fashion Brilliance
Lagos Fashion Week 2023 serenaded style. When Lagos Fashion Week 2023 kicked off, all eyes were on the buzzing fashion scene of Lagos, a city that had been brimming with anticipation in the days leading up to the event. While the exceptional talents of…
The world is many things ( A poem by Fortune Omosola )
The world is many things Child, what have you seen, nothing? thinly clad bird dancing in moving pixels money stressing in waste as unauthenticated waist move to grim music sons of perdition paying homage to the devil, have you seen nothing? The…
Nigeria can transform its learning horizon through her indigenous languages
Nigeria has oodles of indigenous languages that are rich and too powerful to be ignored. If language is the bedrock of local and national identity, then no language should superintendent over another. As we all know, language is not just a means of…
Silver lining ( A collection of poems by Gbenga Omosola
Silver lining is a collection of poems by Olugbenga Omosola, a writer and poet with an open mind to happenings around his environment, family and work. He uses his pen to walk us through it. Enjoy. Overzealous Frontman Our frontmen, oh how they…
The whale of wheat ( Poem )
A whale of wheat is poem that explore themes of identity, self-reflection, and transformation. My pictures are penciled in a frown or smile, an art in deep water, On dirty canvas, my veins change colour, I’m the general without a uniform. With a…