The 2024 Bridport Prize is now accepting submissions from writers globally, providing a valuable chance for emerging talents in poetry, short stories, flash fiction, novels and memoirs. This esteemed prize, known for fostering literary excellence, encourages writers to submit their…
Teju Cole, Romeo Oriogun make the NBCC finals
Teju Cole and Romeo Oriogun have captivated literary enthusiasts as their works secure spots among the finalists for the prestigious National Book Critics Circle Awards. Cole’s compelling novel Tremor and Oriogun’s poetry collection The Gathering of Bastards have earned nods…
Writer Gioconda Belli, stripped of citizenship by Nicaragua’s government, wins poetry prize
Nicaraguan poet and novelist Gioconda Belli, known for her feminist and erotic literature, was awarded the Reina Sofia Ibero-American Poetry prize Monday. Considered among Latin America’s best-known writers, Belli’s work has been translated into more than 20 languages and includes…
Before Ali Baba and Okey Bakassi there was John Chukwu – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
I should have been a comedian. Poetry is poverty. Comedy is cash. I have been around long enough to know the gnashing of teeth that goes with bearing the toga of Poor Poet. Along the line I have seen with…
#LABAF2019 – THE POETRY OF ARRIVAL @Food Court
Poetry has several definitions but many agree that it is literature which evokes a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience or a specific emotional response through language chosen and arranged for its meaning, sound and rhythm. This is particularly true of…
Getlitnaija unveils Chisom Irechukwu, Bosede Bisiriyu as winners in poetry contest
Winners of the maiden edition of Getlitnaija, a spoken word poetry competition launched in 2018, have described the platform as ‘a big boost’ to emerging poets in the country. The two winners, Chisom Irechukwu (Adult Category) and Bosede Bisiriyu (Junior…
Providus Bank celebrates World Poetry Day with Wole Soyinka
With over 100 specially invited guests seated in the banking hall of their head office in Victoria Island, Providus Bank highlighted their literary bonafides in an evening of poetry tagged “World Poetry Day with WS.” Welcoming guests Walter Akpani, MD…
4 things to expect at LABAF today -Gabriella Opara
Poetry, drama, readings, music, dance performances and more will be happening at the Lagos Book and Art Festival on Wednesday, November 7. Aside the tribute to Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Nigerian’s musical and Afrobeat legend, there are more reasons why you should…
Everything is in Lagos – Theodora Ikpa
Theodora Ikpa has said that everything a person desires can be found in Lagos. The artist, who works mostly in poetry and abstracts, said she loves the city of aquatic splendour not just because she was born here, but also…