Creative Corner

I heard the hooting of a barn owl on my thatched roof this morning. People said seeing an owl in the morning was a bad omen. The sky was tar black, blotting out the old blue ambiance. At a [...]

In the stillness of the night, Shadows dance, unseen by light. Battles rage, a silent plight, Consuming hearts, a hidden blight. Emotions swirl, a tempestuous sea, Thoughts surge, a cacophony. [...]

I came out with the Truth To the Truth and All hands picked up stones, I come out to the Truth With the Truth and Everybody riots, Easier if you knew Who the enemy was! It’s sad… Flesh of My [...]

We are caged, In the privilege we call home A neat place, peaceful, Overlooking suffering. They are caged In the violence they call home At the hands of our privilege They suffer so we benefit. [...]

So what if I pray? Will He hear me when I call? What would I even say? Will he pick me up if I fall? Sometimes I rue the day I claimed to be having a ball Clueless of the price to pay Climbing a [...]

Broken triads ring out Into the quiet night, Soft words fall deaf dry tears fight Vacant emotions! Nothing is risked So nothing is lost In silent scuffles! But oooh! The cost Oh god! The cost. [...]

On December 26, 2024, at 6 PM CAT, talented African poets gathered for the 3rd edition of the Boxing Day Spoken Word Contest. The annual competition, organised and hosted by Writers Space Africa [...]

In hidden wars, we fight alone Battles rage, though none may know The scars we bear, the tears we’ve cried The weight of secrets, we cannot deny The masks we wear, the smiles we fake Conceal the [...]

My pillow is a sympathetic flower I soak its trustworthy roots in starlit tears Drowning the day’s final hours In the pain I’ve harvested throughout the year Its cotton tongue licks the sorrows [...]

…God, oh dear God! Is this the worth of my soul, To trade my dignity for a handful of bills?   Each night, I paint my lips with lies, Walk cold streets with a mask on my face, Inside, I [...]