Did you not know the man you killed as a wildebeest in the press Of skeltering feet at the Westgate Mall? Was it a flash decision Reflex running blind through rifle sight to de-humanize Making stags of men, impersonal, clinical, shooting them down? O mirror likeness of my sorrow, which is the finer sadness— … Continue reading Did You Not Know The Man? [A dirge for Kofi Awoonor] By Richard Ali
(for Kofi Awoonor) GIANT. Of the Gold Coast How shall we write your name? But in gold Yesterday, your wiki page had no second date You would not postpone death Until several mornings after Thankless errand purchased certain passage Across the River Styx GIANT. Of the Gold Coast On what craft? Shall we place … Continue reading GIANT OF THE GOLD COAST (a poem for Kofi) by Agatha Aduro
Abuja: 28th September, 2013 Nanet Suites It was Saturday and four o’clock. I was already shivering in literary thrill as over just the span of two days I had been in three exciting literary events including a book presentation I anchored; a Book Jam at the Silverbird galleria featuring Iquo Abasi et al; attended and … Continue reading GUEST THRILLS AND A TRIBUTE: THE AWF SEPTEMBER GUEST WRITER SESSION by Su’eddie Vershima Agema
THE CATHEDRAL On this dirty patch A tree once stood Shedding incense on the infant corn: Its bough stretched across a heaven Brightened by the last fires of a tribe. They brought surveyors and builders Who cut that tree Planting in its place A huge senseless cathedral of doom ACROSS A … Continue reading TWO POEMS by Kofi Awoonor (The Cathedral and Across A New Dawn)
Introduction The Main Event Afterword Pictures 1 ‘You are going to be the MC!’ We had had a full meeting in the day and now… That was Samson’s good night call on Friday. Say what? Why hadn’t I seen this coming? It had been some time since I had worn that garb and coming … Continue reading THE OFFICIAL UNVEILING OF KUKOGHO SAMSON IRUESIRI’S WHAT CAN WORDS DO? (FULL DOSE)
(inspired by Agatha Aduro) The elephants march Blowing the trumpets of one who sang their song We echo the blasts in something that went wrong The East blasts the West: the cry is for a patriarch Today my girl sings your praise I join as we our voices raise More bullets will fly … Continue reading THE ELEPHANTS MARCH
Conversants: Ada Agada and Su’eddie Vershima Agema Ada AGADA: I promised this piece on Su’eddie’s prodding. Let me start by saying I believe in the universality of art, in the structured unity of the human mind regardless of race and cultural plurality. I will define universality simply as the transformation of the particular by … Continue reading ARTS AND ITS UNIVERSALITY: A CONVERSATION [1]
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