The kiss came as a shock. He had not hinted at anything before he leaned over and took her lips. She didn’t gasp or show any form of reaction, good or bad; she sat there, tilted her head up and allowed him do things to her mouth only her husband... Read More
Poem: Deliberations
Sometimes looking back allows you to reminisce on the past The good times you enjoyed and relished And the bad you felt estranged and choked with The passion that burnt you deeply The anger that left you helpless yet powerful The smiles that... Read More
Two Poems by Adediran Olusade
Say It Hold me closer to hear them Make me feel lost as I do Entrench the hollow Let's go deeper, for in our hands The liquor to toast to truth is. My soul wants to hear it The words of the hearty craver My cognoscente, I want to learn and hear... Read More
Raped
Black, what a rare complexion She stands firm, beautiful under the sun’s reflection Green shades on her eyes, her expression Her cloth, as white as it can be, exudes radiation Life for her was so interesting Her parent stood by her despite her... Read More
We Sell Lights Here
The streets had been weeping for days, and Chima was tired of it. She was tired of the ugly rubber slippers she had to wear in place of her shoes. She was tired of the mud getting in between her toes. She was tired of having to curse everyone who left... Read More
6 Things Most Bookworms Will Find Relatable
Indeed, being a serious reader is never easy, especially in today’s world where television and mobile phones consume a lot of our time, among other things. However, there are still some people that love books more than any other thing. This set of... Read More
Dear Laitan
Dear Laitan You possess the strength of Venus I was yours and still is As Night takes shelter with Dawn But you're cramped in the sunken place Daily I fight to recover your soiled childhood I strive to make you heal I know your scars run deep, your... Read More
Submit to the Aspen Words Literary Prize 2021
Submissions for the third annual Aspen Words Literary Prize are open for book-length works of fiction published in the 2020 calendar year. The $35,000 literary prize is for an “influential work of fiction that illuminates a vital contemporary issue... Read More
PLAGUE OF GLOBAL SIGNATURE
Where are the warriors Whence plunged in horrors Mortals of thousand colors. Where are the curious curators Trothed with tectonic ancestors Who healed thousands sick on their corridors. Where are the witnesses to the sculpted scriptures Where... Read More