Konya Shamsrumi

Poet's Talk

Poet’s Talk: 5 Questions with Nasiba Babale

Poets Talk: 5 Questions with Daisy Odey

Poet’s Talk: 5 Questions with Ibraheem Uthman

Poet’s Talk: 5 Questions with Zakiyyah Dzukogi

KSR Special

2022 THE NIGERIAN YEAR OF POETRY

2022 has been an incredible year for poetry in Nigeria with the genre taking dominance over prose. From Nigerians winning international prizes, to national prizes giving more publicity to the art and other beautiful things, could this be the beginning of far better things to come? Read on for snippets of a beautiful year for Nigerian verse and some of ...

The Straight Path | Adamu Yahuza Abdullah

A BOMBED TRAIN CONTINUES THE GORY STORY OF A MORIBUND NATION |Ayobami Kayode

Columnists

Where one goes when home is taken from you? – #Luqman

THE CRISIS OF INTERPRETATION AND THE TEMPER OF NEW NIGERIAN POETRY by Oko Owi Ocho

The Mother of the Ocean – #Andrea

Does Anyone Care About Your Poem? by Carl Terver

Black Poets

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Black Poets: Michael Onsando

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Black Poets: Mutabaruka

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Black Poets: Kofi Anyidoho

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Black Poets: Chris Abani

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Black Poets: Gwendolyn Brooks

Meeting of the Bards: Umar Sidi and Dami Ajayi

A CONVERSATION BETWEEN POETS UMAR ABUBAKAR SIDI AND DAMI AJAYI Disenfranchising the Poet UMAR SIDI: Throughout history, across cultures, the poet is held with a certain esteemed reverence. He is the mouthpiece of the gods, a seer who penetrates the ...

Dami Ajayi and Umar Sidi go head-to-head at Konya Shamsrumi

#MeetingOfBards is a free-ranging discussion between two talented poets on their craft, exploring the landscape of ideas and inspiration in Africa Lit, as well as laying emphasis on the tricky issue of the future of poetry. With very different ideas, ...