The Roaring Lion of Newcastle - Tolu' Akinyemi

A Miracle & Song of Songs | Samuel Ajani | Poetry

{A MIRACLE} I’ve seen a golden pheasant, Flying around in its colorful splendor, Spreading its wing With every single feather glowing. I’ve seen a gazania, In brilliant shades Of orange and yellow,...

Pangs of Sorrow | Tolu’ Akinyemi | Poetry

Adeoti’s lifeless body, laid still like an effigy.‬ ‪The cries from the depth of his soul reverberated the atmosphere.‬ ‪The dreary sky wore the colour of intense grief: Burning red.‬ ‪He can...

In conversation with leading African Voice—Dami Ajayi, the Poet and Medical Doctor taking African Literature to greater heights.

Bio: Dami Ajayi studied Medicine and Surgery at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria where he co-founded Saraba literary magazine. His first volume of poems, Clinical Blues, longlisted for the Erbacce Poetry Prize,...

COVID TOO | Oloyede Michael Taiwo | Poetry

THE SKIES HAD A FALLEN COUNTENANCE TODAY TOO. HIS BIRDS GOT ENTANGLED IN THE CRUSHING SNARE OF THE CROOKED FOWLER TOO. THE HEN DID NOT COME HOME TO ROOST TODAY TOO. HIS...

The Lion met Luckins | Tolu’ Akinyemi | Poetry

I once looked beaten. Damn! I was thrice lucky. Serve me three apples for breakfast and some snakes for dinner. A life of iffiness was lurking. Until the Lion met Luckins! The...

From the fringes to the Edinburgh Fringe- In Conversation with Andi Talbot a Poet on a Mission.

Bio: Andi Talbot is a writer and performance poet from County Durham. Since July 2019 he has performed over 30 times in various locations across the North East of England and beyond...

Karen Middleton and Poems she wrote from “Cheers Village”.

Bio: I live in Sherburn Village in Durham. I call it “Cheers Village” (as everybody knows your name) I started writing poems 20 years ago, when a certain world event got to...

In a duet with the word bandit and word tinker “Rue Collinge” stirring words with a unique flow.

Bio: Rue Collinge is a linguist-turned-storyteller living in Gateshead. She is a spoken word artist, writer, and mentor who wants to see people of all ages realise their potential. She works with...

Ella Fortté encourages us to dare to dream

Bio: My name is Emmanuella Osa-Alile, stage name Ella Fortté, I’m a writer, poet, spoken word artiste while also a confidence and communications coach, born to a medical doctor and a physiotherapist,...

Iyanu Adebiyi “the new wave” taking us on a phenomenal ride with spoken word poetry.

Bio: Iyanu Adebiyi is a Nigerian writer and performance poet. She stepped into the Performance Poetry scene on 1st October 2016 with Up Nepa. In 2017, Iyanu Adebiyi was awarded for her...

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