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POO! POO! POO! I have no idea what that sound was, but it was loud enough to wake me from my slumber. My chest hurts a lot, but what is more important is finding out where I am. My vision is becoming clearer, but I still do not seem to recognize... Read More
This is who I am This is who I am An introverted extrovert A sociable shy girl An emotional loner A creative procrastinator And a lady to the core This is who I am I’m a contradictory statement But a loyal one I always got your... Read More
Obumneme walks into the cyber cafe and realises it will take a long time before they attend to him. He stops, glances at the computers sitting on the dilapidated long rickety table. The boys tap on the keyboard, their gaze fixates keenly on the... Read More
American poet Louise Glück has been declared the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature in a statement made by the Swedish Academy on Thursday. Louise Glück is the 16th woman to become a Nobel Laureate in Literature, since it was first awarded... Read More
The cock crows always to herald a new day Turn, roll, stretch, yawn Some of us are asleep by then Others rise right before the crack of dawn. Thaddeus wakes to a black sun – A constant reminder Of what he will never have For sound and touch and... Read More
Her Her Body is Carved out of Mud. She is as Solid as a Rock. Soft as Water. Light as Wool. Heavier than Iron. Her Soul is Created from Fire and Ice. Strongest of all Creations. Weak as Water Lily. Dirty as Mud Water. Clean as Cloud. Bitter as... Read More
Tangled Like prison walls Your heart is a dark room Where elegies are composed In verses, stanzas, and acts Like a webbed abode Devoid of sanity Not even a vacancy You got me this attitude. Cause me to melt Like the scorched ice Under this... Read More
Click HERE for previous episode “No rest for the wicked.” Toni hissed the moment her eyes ran through the number of unread emails she had waiting. A yawn followed. She stretched out on her chair. Her mind told her she needed a burst of... Read More
Dzanc Books Diverse Voices Prize is a literary prize organized by Dzanc Books. The prize is designed to be awarded to a writer of a full-length manuscript. It is open to writers from minority, underrepresented, or marginalized communities. The prize... Read More