Lines (and stanzas) are the basic features that distinguish a poem from prose.CREATION AND DESTRUCTION: HOW TO BUILD POWERFUL VERSESAug 12, 2024Aug 12, 2024
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONSMUTINY (noun): an open rebellion against the proper authorities…similar words: revolt, uprising, insurrection, rebellion, revolutionSep 18, 2023Sep 18, 2023
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: HOW TO FALL IN LOVE AGAININKSPIRED POETRY ANTHOLOGY 2023Aug 19, 2023Aug 19, 2023
2023 CORA-NPL Book Party: A Celebration of Literary Brilliance and Cultural Fusion (by Ipadeola…The 2023 CORA-NPL Book Party was a convergence of literary brilliance, held on Sunday, August 6, 2023 at the prestigious Shell Hall of the…Aug 17, 2023Aug 17, 2023
HARDBALL & SOFT PUNS: a review of Ruger’s AsiwajuA skilled creative understands the magic of timely art. This is one thing, beyond the magnetic melody, that Ruger got right with Asiwaju.Dec 6, 2022Dec 6, 2022
LOVE IS EVERYTHING AND A METAPHOR: A Review of amu nnadi’s ‘the love canticles’A poem is a city. A city is a lover. And this is how we are ushered into this collection of a hundred poems, given a tour of cities &…Dec 5, 2022Dec 5, 2022
Sex and Supplications in Owolabi Awwal Olanrewaju’s “Juju, Guns and Roses”Supplication, as we know, is making a humble entreaty while sex is another form of seeking (ofttimes happy ending). And poets have always…Nov 28, 2022Nov 28, 2022
A POET AS AN ART DISSIDENT AND COLLECTOR(A Review of like Butterflies Scattered About by Art Rascals)Sep 27, 2022Sep 27, 2022
Offering of Hearts: A review of Tukur Loba Ridwan’s The Forgiveness SeriesThe Forgiveness Series is a social commentary on the challenges in relationships — focused mainly on disputes & altercations & the routes…Jun 25, 20221Jun 25, 20221
OF LOVE & ALLERGIES: A review of Dami Ajayi’s Affection & Other AccidentsPoetry has thrived, over time, on two contrasting themes: Love & Grief. They are mostly treated as two extremes but masters of the art see…Jun 12, 20222Jun 12, 20222
