One of the more consistent poets on the Nigerian scene today is the vocal and sometimes controversial, Jide Badmus, a passionate poet and literary promoter who through the years has come to be a leading literary voice. Though Badmus has been writing for a long time (about twenty years), his first published poetry collection is … Continue reading
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ON THE ALTAR OF PAPER: A Review of Peter Okonkwo’s “A Cry for Mercy” by Jide Badmus
A Cry for Mercy is a book of lamentations. A distraught persona navigates mystical terrains with a carnal compass—interrogates pain from a spiritual slant. This 123-paged poetry book is a collection of letters to God. It’s like a diary—frustrated monologues & aching contemplations—mistakenly left in the open. Who writes letters, you wonder, in this age, … Continue reading
UNVEILING 8 WEEKS OF SEVHAGE AUTHORS
How much do you know of Nigerian writers, particularly those of the SEVHAGE clan? There’s much more to them than you can even think… For the next 8 weeks, we will showcasing some of our authors and their works featuring interviews, reviews and the like… Watch this space! 🙂 Starting tomorrow, stay tuned with us … Continue reading