poetry column nnd

Nigeria Speaks

after Patricia Smith By Ayokunle Falomo Didn’t your teachers teach you to ask good questions before starting any venture at all? What good is archaeology, anyway? May I ask you about poetry—yours, what good is it? It’s been 10 years…

Amphibians

By Jide Badmus Wednesday morning, I needed Noah’s boat to navigate Bank road. I didn’t know Ikoyi too could be this vulnerable when it rains. Some days, we are fishes floating in dry aquariums, enthusiasts, drowning in saltwater ambitions. Other…

Cachexia

In response to Billy Collins’ ‘The First Night’ By Chisom Okafor I am holding unto the past like a monochrome photographto my chest, listening to your heartbeat against mine in this untouched dark You say something about the pastnot holding water…