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Children of a Lesser God
by Ikhide Ikheloa Brother – teeth flashing in the cant of compliments Brother – gold-rimmed glasses Across eyes that go blue at a word from the Master Poor brother[…]
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Fiction · Lit Mag · Non-fiction
Excerpts from ‘The Opposites of Black’
by Abimbola Adelakun A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike…. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip[…]
Editorial #6: The Poetry of Simple Words
A while ago, I stumbled on an old email from my friend Uche Peter Umez, the prizewinning author of Sam and the Wallet and a bunch of other publications. In it[…]
Farewell Song
by Razak Malik Yester-night in the Hazy moon-light Tears littered the Corridors of those streets Memories searched for Lost dreams- shattered history Once I heard dreams were born Now[…]
Fragments from Sanskriti Kendra
by Uche Peter Umez Poetry of Pots A butterfly skims over my path, as if I’m scented with pollens. I trail after it, craving harmony. It leads me to a cozy[…]
CONVERSify
By Michael Odejimi MICHAEL: You left. Suddenly. No goodbyes. Why? IFY: I said my goodbyes a few times. You just weren’t listening. These days, it seems the world only listens to what it[…]
Linger Still
By Soji Cole That black Friday When the canoe berthed by the bank You entered as a passenger Oh, how can you be so unsuspicious! Not to know that the[…]
The Family Meeting
The meeting that would decide Moremi’s fate was held in the parlour of Alhaja’s house. The parlour was the biggest room in the house. It had several old fashioned couches[…]
Words for Ify
by Joseph Ushie I never knew you while you danced and breathed But the innocence and charm on your undead face In this photo tell me you’re not dead. Earth[…]
Editorial #5: “SPEAKING BACK”: Tributes to a Gem
Living on the campus of the University of Ibadan as a student in the early 2000s, there were three venues of socialization: There were classrooms, there was the Staff Club[…]