The Use and Dump Syndrome
You hustle and grind and do so many things for yourself, for family and for friends because life happens. Yet, a professor expects you to remember to send him a bag of rice every December for the rest of your life because he taught you English 101 or Chemistry 304.
[POEM] The Pondering by Uzezi Ologe
Who can tell why the tide flows Or where the wind blows Who knows how the grass grows Or what worries wrinkles the baboon’s brow Who can tell what catch The fisherman’s net cast Or the wish of the whip [...]
[POEM] Doom Dance by Uzezi Ologe
The mistakes of our past Forever before us Too rigidly embossed On the fabrics of our lives To be made dim By the mere passing of time Our brethren On the whim of the moment Strike a sour tune [...]
For Reginald Dei and Others Murdered during the 2019 Elections
When I told myself I wouldn’t write for three months, I lied. I’ve been restless, stealing glances at my laptop for days since that self-imposed hiatus, to regroup after a rather active and engaging start to the year. When I [...]
[POEM] Global Best Practice by Uzezi Ologe
Come! Come and vote Democracy is the new way Be not deformed but take note Representation has come to stay Come! Come out and play Your civic role. For to pray Has its place but you must today Suffer [...]
Pius Adesanmi: Nigerian Literature, Social Media and Security
Keynote lecture delivered at the National Convention of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, November 9, 2012. Protocols! When I first received the theme of this conference in a somber email from the soon-to-be-Dean, Faculty of Arts, [...]