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To be a black woman is to sit at the bottom of the barrel Difficult and callous Like your natural hair No one can run their hands through it, through you. Hurt and hurtful You remind these men of what is means to be black No gleeful... Read More
This is not a poem So don’t judge it by your poetry standards This is my heart bleeding But not on pen and paper It bleeds on a keypad of a Mac book It hurts deeply, but my pretty face covers it Perfectly! Is it just the face? Could it be years of... Read More
In celebration of Bloomsday, the Embassy of Ireland in Nigeria has launched a writing competition. Bloomsday is the commemoration of the life and works of James Joyce, the great Irish writer. Every year on June 16, readers of James Joyce and... Read More
Love The rhythm to my soul The word that cracks me open Spilling every bit of happiness in me Love The only thing I crave to feel Every morning when I wake up And every night when I sleep Love The one that makes me subconscious Ignoring... Read More
Bernardine Evaristo has made history as the first female writer of colour to top the UK fiction paperback chart. This is not the first time she is making history as she became the first black woman to win the Booker Prize in 2019 for her acclaimed... Read More
Are you a poet looking for a poetry contest to submit your poem? Blue Mountain Arts is currently running its 36th biannual poetry contest. The prizes for the contest are: 1st Prize: $350 2nd Prize: $200 3rd Prize:... Read More
Two African Classics to Feature on Netflix: Lola Shoneyin’s The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives and Wole Soyinka’s Death and The King’s Horseman Two African classics, Lola Shoneyin’s The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s... Read More
1 sometimes, you walk like the flapping udder of a cow because you’re tired too tired of being in a home that hurts like hell because of your father 2 as a toddler, “baba” was the next best word on your tongue after... Read More
Mitzi Szereto seeks submissions for an anthology of true crime stories. She seeks original new non-fiction true crime pieces for: THE BEST NEW TRUE CRIME STORIES: WELL-MANNERED CROOKS, ROGUES & CRIMINALS. The anthology will be published by... Read More