SEVHAGE is thrilled to present two evocative poetry collections from Nengak Daniel Gondyi: Gesticulations on a Bike and Postcards from Salamaville. These welcome addition to Nigeria’s poetry scene touch the intricate facets of the human experience in it beautiful complexity. Nengak crafts his poems with clarity, beckoning readers to delve deep into the heart of his words. GESTICULATIONS … Continue reading
This is to call all African wordsmiths and literary trailblazers! Are you ready to capture minds with your amazing works? The SEVHAGE Literary Prizes are back, bigger and better than ever before, and this time, we are calling on African writers from all corners of the globe to unleash their creative brilliance. š The Distinguished … Continue reading
Title of Book:Ā Coming Undone as Stitches TightenAuthor: Iquo DianaAbasiPublisher: SEVHAGE Publishers (Makurdi) Ā 72 poems in four sections gracefully rendered to speak the spirit of a nation.Ā Coming undone as stitches tighten brings together intriguing poems of personal and communal consequence. It covers diverse experiences, including love and longing, the environment, culture, music, governance, and death. … Continue reading
The Benue Book and Arts Festival 2021 starts with a keynote lecture, ‘Bridges Beyond Borders’ to be delivered by world-renown poet and scholar, Professor Niyi Osundare. The virtual session [via Zoom] will be followed by an interactive session. Details:Date: Wednesday 4th August, 2021Time: 14:00 West African TimeVenue: Zoom [Meeting ID: 875 0213 2259; Passcode: 887643] … Continue reading
Register for the Benue Book and Arts Festival (BBAAF) by CLICKING HERE. BBAAF is in its 3rd year after having its maiden edition in 2019 and comes up this year from 5th to 7th August 2021. The event will hold virtually via Zoom and social media channels on 5th August 2021 and in-person in tentatively at … Continue reading
It has been some time coming and you all knew we were going to come through. HERE IT IS, Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto’s lovely chapbook, The Teenager who became my mother. It is the third in our SEVHAGE poetry Chapbook series that was inaugurated with Agatha Aduro’sĀ The Enchanting. The series celebrates the best of poetry from fresh … Continue reading
by Su’eddie Vershima Agema It was fun as SEVHAGE in collaboration with the Writers’ League of the Benue State University and the poetry group, Purple Silver hosted the poet, Dr. Musa Idris Okpanachi to a reading at the Benue State University, Makurdi on the 29th of May, 2013. The time was 4pm and the audience … Continue reading
Okay, you heard it here first! The second SEVHAGE Guest Reader Session/Democracy Day Reading… Award winning poet, scholar and deep philosopher, Musa Idris Okpanachi, author of the collectionsĀ The Eaters of the Living (2007)Ā andĀ From the margins of ParadiseĀ (2012) is billed to have a reading and guest interactive session in Makurdi by 4pm on the Wednesday 29th … Continue reading
Okay, thinking poetry that is not regular? Thinking about some fresh verse to get you thinking, smiling and just going like: ‘IF this is POETRY, I’m all for POETRY!!’ Okay, here’s a chance to be there at the official public presentation of my first collected poems:Ā BRING OUR CASKET HOME: Tales one shouldn’t tell CUT THE … Continue reading
Deadline: 30 June 2012 Karen OāLeary and APF Publisher, Patricia Simpson are seeking short verse for a new anthology with the tentative title of Snippetsā¦an anthology of short verse. We are targeting a general audience of all ages. With that in mind, we are looking for poetry that is easy to understand while still creative. … Continue reading
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