By Wislawa Szymborska, Nobel Laureate 1996 It could have happened. It had to happen. It happened earlier. Later. Nearer. Farther off. It happened, but not to you. . You were saved because you were the first. You were saved because you were the last. Alone. With others. On the right. The left. Because it was […]
The rustling carillon of incertitude Spills its sugar Like the warmest wind reverse Blows from Rome to Cairo Awakening the dormant Phantom limb Longing to run free Longing to be rid of silence And unacknowledgment Longing for the dread to cease Longing to at last raise its hand And for once Give an answer As […]
THE Journal of the African Literature Association (JALA) has announced a special issue dedicated to the towering legacy of Niyi Osundare—poet, critic, activist, and emblematic voice of Africa’s post-independence generation. Guest-edited by Olabode Ibironke and Tosin Gbogi, the issue—titled “The People’s Word, The World’s Poetics: Niyi Osundare and the Rearticulation of Second-Generation African Poetry”—seeks to […]
By TIMI NIPRE Father, forgive me, for I stand before you with a heart torn open. I was once your bride, clothed in white, my lips trembling with vows, my fingers clinging to rosary beads like a child clutching her father’s hand. I believed in your house. I believed the cross was a shelter. But […]
By HAUWA MAGANA GREYPARROT Media has launched GreyParrot Audiobook Originals, a premium initiative designed to showcase African and diaspora authors on global platforms alongside giants like Audible and Spotify. Modeled after the “Netflix Originals” approach, every audiobook is treated as a flagship release, complete with professional studio recording, skilled narration, meticulous editing, and global distribution. […]
By AUGUSTINA McSOLOMON-OGHAKPERUO THE Boyloaf Foundation, in partnership with the Miss Peace Organisation and supported by the Bayelsa State Government, has called on youths in the Niger Delta to embrace peace, tolerance, and empathy. The call was made in Yenagoa during an event marking the International Day of Peace themed “Little Hands, Big Dreams.” Children […]
BY GOODNEWS ANDREW ERUEMUARE Love is not blind. At least, not in every lexicon. The world is a library of meanings, and what you call blindness might be clear vision in another man’s dictionary. The proverb “love is blind” is one of those phrases that sound universal but are deeply personal. Juliana, the Igbo lady […]