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(Un)Certain

(Un)Certain

Ololade OlatunjiOlolade Olatunji
14 ways to say I miss you

14 ways to say I miss you

Faith EmmanuelFaith Emmanuel
A Mother’s Love

A Mother’s Love

Chinemerem OparaugoChinemerem Oparaugo
A Strange Thing We Saw

A Strange Thing We Saw

Hassan MuhammadHassan Muhammad
Abiku

Abiku

Damilare PopoolaDamilare Popoola
African Mother

African Mother

Victor EkwukomaVictor Ekwukoma
Akara Omumu

Akara Omumu

Oreoluwa IdowuOreoluwa Idowu
All Previous Resistance Forgotten

All Previous Resistance Forgotten

Daniel OluremiDaniel Oluremi
An Angry Young Man

An Angry Young Man

Chidindu ObasiChidindu Obasi
Art and Life

Art and Life

Kenechukwu OzojieKenechukwu Ozojie
Aubade to those buried in the night

Aubade to those buried in the night

AbdulBasit OluwanisholaAbdulBasit Oluwanishola
Because We Were Born Here

Because We Were Born Here

Abasiama UdomAbasiama Udom
Beyond the Eyes

Beyond the Eyes

Ethel AdikaEthel Adika
Black Skies

Black Skies

Deborah EgbekpaluDeborah Egbekpalu
Blood Ties

Blood Ties

Ibrahim AbuAbu Ibrahim
Blood Ties

Blood Ties

Lucy Okwuma-UdokwuLucy Okwuma-Udokwu
Born Again

Born Again

Nosakhare OsarenrenNosakhare Osarenren
Bride Makes a Dramatic U-turn on Wedding Day

Bride Makes a Dramatic U-turn on Wedding Day

Hussani AbdulrahimHussani Abdulrahim
Broken

Broken

Muyiwa AdesokunMuyiwa Adesokun
Came Too Soon

Came Too Soon

Franklin OgbudikeFranklin Ogbudike
Centuries After

Centuries After

Ibrahim AbuAbu Ibrahim
Clairvoyance

Clairvoyance

Oluwanifemi OlawoleOluwanifemi Olawole
Contrey Go Beta

Contrey Go Beta

Shiloh OkparanmaShiloh Okparanma
Daytime Tales

Daytime Tales

Habeeb MusbauHabeeb Musbau
December Poem

December Poem

Tariq AgboolaTariq Agboola
Do you still write poetry?

Do you still write poetry?

Faith EmmanuelFaith Emmanuel
Egret Birds

Egret Birds

Kenechukwu OzojieKenechukwu Ozojie
Ejima

Ejima

Rebecca OgunnaikeRebecca Ogunnaike
Entreaty

Entreaty

Oghenerobo EsiebomaOghenerobo Esieboma
Exhibit 001

Exhibit 001

Emmanuel OdekunleEmmanuel Odekunle
Fly

Fly

Favour IgwemohFavour Igwemoh
Genteel Death

Genteel Death

Oluwanifemi OlawoleOluwanifemi Olawole
Good Mothers Stay Home, Good Fathers Pay

Good Mothers Stay Home, Good Fathers Pay

Henry ChukwumaHenry Chukwuma
Harmattan

Harmattan

Nnenna OgbonnaNnenna Ogbonna
Hidden Jealousy

Hidden Jealousy

Azuka IgwegbeAzuka Igwegbe
Home, Sweet Home?

Home, Sweet Home?

Abioye DamilareAbioye Damilare
Honour History

Honour History

Franklin OgbudikeFranklin Ogbudike
How I Wear My Accent

How I Wear My Accent

Nasiba BabaleNasiba Babale
I Really am a Metaphor for Grief

I Really am a Metaphor for Grief

Mahbubat SalahudeenMahbubat Salahudeen
I Will Tell the Boys a Horror Story Tomorrow

I Will Tell the Boys a Horror Story Tomorrow

Damilare PopoolaDamilare Popoola
Ikenga

Ikenga

Noble OyekaNoble Oyeka
In Between December(s)

In Between December(s)

Olivia OnyekwenaOlivia Onyekwena
It Takes a Village to Train A Child and a Family Meeting to Decide

It Takes a Village to Train A Child and a Family Meeting to Decide

Peace SajiniPeace Sajini
Japa

Japa

Udeme-Obong Jones UdiUdeme-Obong Jones Udi
Jingle Jingle in the Ghetto

Jingle Jingle in the Ghetto

Hope JosephHope Joseph
Lagos Tech Bro

Lagos Tech Bro

Emem AttahEmem Attah
Lesson Teacher

Lesson Teacher

Muyiwa AdesokunMuyiwa Adesokun
Love, Lust And Obsession

Love, Lust And Obsession

Olatunji BabatundeOlatunji Babatunde
Maybe

Maybe

Joemario UmanaJoemario Umana
Metaphors

Metaphors

Abasiama UdomAbasiama Udom
Minding My Business

Minding My Business

Seyi OjenikeSeyi Ojenike
Misnomer

Misnomer

Pamilerin JacobPamilerin Jacob
Moneyca

Moneyca

Ogbogo Samuel AdakoleOgbogo Samuel Adakole
My First Like

My First Like

Kenechukwu OzojieKenechukwu Ozojie
My Mother’s Wrapper

My Mother’s Wrapper

Onyebuchibe DouglasOnyebuchibe Douglas
No Garri to Soak

No Garri to Soak

Noble Alobu
Ọmọlúàbí

Ọmọlúàbí

Taofeek AyeyemiTaofeek Ayeyemi
On Finding Heaven in A Brothel

On Finding Heaven in A Brothel

Joemario UmanaJoemario Umana
On Sad Song II

On Sad Song II

Ayiyi JoelAyiyi Joel
Pain Is A Place

Pain Is A Place

Quwam IsholaQuwam Ishola
Palm-oil spaghetti

Palm-oil spaghetti

Olawunmi ShobolaOlawunmi Shobola
Places We Have Been

Places We Have Been

Shiloh OkparanmaShiloh Okparanma
Possum

Possum

Olumide ManuelOlumide Manuel
Postpartum Depression in Men

Postpartum Depression in Men

Shiloh OkparanmaShiloh Okparanma
Prayers

Prayers

Adamu Yahuza AbdullahiAdamu Yahuza Abdullahi
Premonition

Premonition

Olawunmi ShobolaOlawunmi Shobola
Prisoners of Hope

Prisoners of Hope

Phebe JohnPhebe John
Remember

Remember

Nosakhare OsarenrenNosakhare Osarenren
She

She

Damilola OyedejiDamilola Oyedeji
Silent

Silent

Muheez OlawaleMuheez Olawale
Somewhere Beyond the River Niger

Somewhere Beyond the River Niger

George AmosGeorge Amos
Spare The Rod

Spare The Rod

Joemario UmanaJoemario Umana
Stay With Me

Stay With Me

Deborah EgbekpaluDeborah Egbekpalu
Sun City

Sun City

Kayode AyobamiKayode Ayobami
The Call

The Call

Franklin OgbudikeFranklin Ogbudike
The Conversation

The Conversation

Chinemerem OparaugoChinemerem Oparaugo
The Drunkard

The Drunkard

Damilola OyedotunDamilola Oyedotun
The Good News is…

The Good News is…

Hope JosephHope Joseph
The Hood

The Hood

Chinemerem OparaugoChinemerem Oparaugo
The Loaf

The Loaf

Imole OlusanyaImole Olusanya
The Man Who Could See the Future

The Man Who Could See the Future

Solomon HamzaSolomon Hamza
The New Car

The New Car

Damilola OyedotunDamilola Oyedotun
The Road is Closed Today

The Road is Closed Today

Ololade OlatunjiOlolade Olatunji
The Second Coming

The Second Coming

Hussani AbdulrahimHussani Abdulrahim
The Slum Kings

The Slum Kings

Moses OmotundeMoses Omotunde
The Someplace Dwellers

The Someplace Dwellers

Ikechukwu KaineIkechukwu Kaine
The Unraveling of a Broken Mind

The Unraveling of a Broken Mind

Temidayo OkunTemidayo Okun
This is Lagos

This is Lagos

Gafar TinuoyeGafar Tinuoye
To Be Loved By The Wind

To Be Loved By The Wind

Ogechi WachukwuOgechi Wachukwu
Town criers

Town criers

Temitopeoluwa AkapoTemitopeoluwa Akapo
Two Left Arms

Two Left Arms

Eunice NjokuEunice Njoku
Unearthly

Unearthly

Mahbubat SalahudeenMahbubat Salahudeen
Unrepentant

Unrepentant

Chinecherem EnujiokeChinecherem Enujioke
Untitled Scribbles

Untitled Scribbles

Abdulrazaq SalihuAbdulrazaq Salihu
What Came Out as a Poem

What Came Out as a Poem

Emmanuel YambaEmmanuel Yamba
Why Me

Why Me

Tarinabo DieteTarinabo Diete

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