Poetry

"It’s enough for us to sit in silence and wonder" by Abigail George on Afrocritik
It’s enough for us to sit in silence and wonder | Abigail George

By Abigail George Love is an echo from my distant past; it has bewitched the…

Watlz Beyond the Veil by Obonofon Etuk
Waltz Beyond the Veil | Obongofon Etuk

By  Obongofon Etuk (In Memory of Enobong Ibanga Inyang) I can’t begin with anything endearing, In…

Grey Choir by Christtie Jay album cover
Christtie Jay Serves Poetry in Soulful Meditation in Her Spoken Word Album, “Grey Choir”

Jay’s style is a mosaic of her writing prowess and her voice which carries the…

temidayo okun poetry for afrocritik
i’d like to own an elephant — that’s no bigger than a peanut | temidayo okun

By temidayo okun i’d like to sit on a bed of roses — while watching…

Emezi, Shire, and Elhillo Nominated for 2022 Goodreads Choice Awards

The three African writers are nominated for their newest,  latest books. By Editor Goodreads has…

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Application for the 2022 Idembeka Creative Writing Workshop Closes November 30, 2022

The workshop is free and will be held virtually from the 9th to the 13th…

How the Traditional Publishing Industry in Africa Is Shaping the Emergence of New Voices in African Literature

When these Western publishers shifted their gaze elsewhere or closed their exclusively African imprints, their…

Recrudescence | Ement Amaku

By Ement Amaku The cycle turns and turns like tumbleweeds blown by a whirlwind. Today,…

Echezonachukwu Nduka and the Music of Poetry

As a boy living in the rectory attached to the church, Nduka did not immediately…

Hell Hath No Fury Like a Poet Scorned: A Review of Dami Ajayi’s “Affection and other Accidents”

Sometimes, poets use their poems as a glimpse into their personal lives, but this collection…