Writing on what passes for Nigerian politics today is a pathetic attempt at making meaning out of wretched absurdity. To lift the spirit, one has to take a recourse to …
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In Don’t Let Him Die: An Anthology of Memorial Poems for Christopher Okigbo, edited by Chinua Achebe and Dubem Okafor, the piece Death of a Weaverbird sticks out like a …
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By Odili Ujubuoñu African poets will stir the quiet and rustic Ojoto village in Anambra state between 19th and 21st August, 2021, for the triennial Poetry Festival in honour of …
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The Okigbo mystique Sometime in 2015, some young poets undertook a pilgrimage to River Idoto, a muddy-colored river in Ojoto in Anambra State, Southeastern Nigeria. Among them were Chuma Nwokolo, …
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Some Things Just Cannot Wait…Helon Habila Discusses Measuring Time With Ike Anya (2)
by Ike Anyaby Ike Anya“Stereotypes are often created out of ignorance, and sometimes malice. The best counter to that is of course education, which is one of the things, my novel does, I think..” …