Winter is Coming by Michael Afenfia
When the 2018 Winter Olympics kicks off in PyeongChang, South Korea, on Friday 9 February 2018, I’ll be one of those watching the competition in the troubled peninsula with rapt attention. I’ll be monitoring newsfeeds from my phone for updates on [...]
A Miracle for the Special Ones by Michael Afenfia
This week we got a message on our family WhatsApp group we didn’t see coming. It was from one of my sisters, sharing openly with us her siblings, for the very first since her last child was born six years [...]
Let me Tell you by Winlade Isreal
Let me sing the ode of your charming presence That crept swaggerly into my infant heart When your lips unveiled the ray of joy behind them. Let me cry the defeat of my strong heart At the altar of your [...]
Letter to Awero by Tomori Lateef
Awero dear, No! Slay mama or slay queen Is your new sobriquet, I hear. Your obstinacy knows no twin! Since I last wrote Ululating your womanhood, I have taken note Of your romance with negritude. This time, give ears to [...]
Love’s Affair by Nsofor Olivia Onyinye
In the mystic meadows, Where the daffodils scent is oxygen Your hair is the auburn fire Lighting up within me It's the seasons attire. Like the shores echoing breeze I'm blown away by your aura The incandescent flames that [...]
Write for Love 2018: Here Come the Lists
After about two thrilling weeks of receiving entries from different parts of the country, finally the top 10 entries in the ongoing Write for Love contest are set to be unveiled, and the voting phase of the competition will commence [...]