Creative Arts Opportunities You Can Latch on to in 2025
Are you an artist, writer, or creative thinker seeking to showcase your talent on grand stages? 2025 is bursting with opportunities for creative minds across various disciplines, offering not just acclaim but also significant rewards. From high-stakes…
Trees Don’t Die by Fortune Omosola and other Poems That Shone in 2024
Millions of Poems were written in 2024, some for fun, others for wit and many more for purpose. This is not a shortlist of the best but a few that were put forward to lead you to the rest. Enjoy. Tribute to Waju Omo Akin, The iconoclast, A…
Drink Where the Horse Drinks – Phassy Wordsmith
Drink where your horse drinks; a horse knows no path to poisoned waters. Rest where the cat finds peace, for its slumber speaks of safety. Take the fruit touched by a worm; it dares where others would not. Gather mushrooms caressed by insects; they carry…
The Contempt – A poem by Bolutife Oluwadele
This dialogue poem by Bolutife Oluwadele is coloured in Pidgin and Yoruba language. “Igí sún mọ́ gi, lọ̀bọ fí ńṣakọ Igí sún mọ́ gi, lọ̀bọ fí ńṣakọ Tí gi bá jìnnà sí ra wọn Ọ̀bọ kò ní skill Igí sún mọ́ gi, lọ̀bọ fí ńṣakọ” …
An Unusual Prize in Stockholm (For Kylian Mbappe) – Gimba Kakanda
Rich, timely, poignant. Gimba Kakanda Wrote: “I have been in Stockholm, caught between two starkly contrasting moments—celebrations of the Nobel laureates and the weight of a rape allegation against my dear ‘cousin’, Mbappe, after his…
Drummers in a Storm and other Poems
IN ANOTHER WORLD Rasaq Malik In another world I want to be a father without passing through the eternal insanity of mourning my children, without experiencing the ritual of watching my children return home as bodies folded like a prayer mat,…
Han Kang Wins 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, Elevating South Korean Voices
The world is not enough, poetry is. South Korean author, Han Kang has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, marking a historic victory for South Korea’s literary world. Kang who is renowned for her masterful exploration of trauma, identity,…
Letter to Africa – A Spoken Word by Lemmy O
Dear Africa, The land of my birth, where the rivers sing from my ancestors mouth, And the skies paint dreams with hues only you can claim— Let me speak to you, as a son speaks to a mother, Let me say what sits heavy in my other, For in your soil…
The Journey of Words: How Fortune Omosola Inspires Through Poetry
“Those who travel with books will arrive quicker and make better choices.” – Benedict. R This quote encapsulates the magic of reading—how words can carry us faster to enlightenment, and how knowledge can guide us towards better…
Hollywood Strikes are Widening the Gap of Creative Employment
Is creativity gradually losing its steam in Hollywood? Hollywood’s once-booming creative industry has taken a significant hit following the strikes by writers and actors that began in May 2023. The strikes, which lasted for several months, marked…