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Gathered under this big mango tree; Lulled by the sway of its boughs As a lux breeze fans the sad away… The moonlight vehement, Its glow showering us in placidity. The lustre in here, eyes dimmed [...]

Where is it, where is my heritage? Mother, can you hear me scream?! Our rich culture and powerful tradition. Passed down from generation to generation. The voices of our ancestors heard no more. [...]

Poets from Uganda, Nigeria, and Malawi have emerged as winners in the maiden edition of the Boxing Day Spoken Word Concert organized by Writers Space Africa (WSA) and hosted by Anthony Onugba. [...]

Far off in the future once upon— A lone mbulu feather blown-swirl by the wind gently lands on the might-peak of a Hill. There and near; an old, dry-lipped man with an- antique stick sat beside me [...]

We are branches of one vine, The African Vine, We are rooted in fertile soil, The African soil. We are descendants of the Bantu, Products of the spirit of Ubuntu, With heads held high we march [...]

Air filled with hearsay, That when wind blows speak, I lead myself out to the hill, A trial to pick some words. Climbing high to the top, Experiencing the strongest, From there I just see [...]

I write this poem to tell a story. Yesternight, after the sun retired to bed, My sister and I were still awake; Sitting at the foot of the mighty Iroko tree, Alongside some other children and a [...]

I’ve got a story to tell. I’d pour it through my black lips, I’d pour it as gently as it fell from my father’s Like petals falling off the tree. O child, come here and listen. Beneath your feet [...]

Names chanted in a sequenced repetition of the great patriarchs of men As the red Hereford’s share run into the soil, the patriarchs are alerted Within the branches of heirs, a new bough grows in [...]

I met someone; not a MINI-DAD like I expected, but you caught my eye. I thought of you as Blossom; a flower that I’ll keep You are my Rose and I am your Sunshine, A mixture of us would make Baby [...]