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Leonell EchaNovember 18, 2017

Slam poetry has been going strong for a few decades now. It’s changing, as do most things with time, but I’m happy to report that it’s spreading like wildfire (oh wait, you’re poets – here are some metaphors and similes: it’s growing faster than high school libidos; it’s growing like the US deficit; it’s spreading quicker […]

Leonell EchaNovember 17, 2017

Black is not a colour It is a void begging to be filled It is the yearning wishing to be fulfilled It is the hopeful glance from my eyes Black is not a colour after all It is velvet covering of my skin It is the mirage on the tar on a sunshine day It […]

Leonell EchaNovember 16, 2017

There was this time This one time She lied to me She lied so bad My mother said liars are dangerous My mother said liars will kill My mother said… The liar said… No, I choose not to remember Bose ============================ Time has now come,the truth be told Tis but all gone; a lie turned […]

Leonell EchaNovember 15, 2017

Decisions are soft nuts to crack, But If you can’t, just let it live. Watch it fly with the birds. Who’ll weigh the consequences? Root your reasons in loam, water it! From its fruits, make me fresh juice. And before you say no, Feed your no with yeses. Emny Circuit. =============================== Why you dey burn […]

Leonell EchaNovember 14, 2017

Bose Ayeni-Tsevende has often been described as poet of all ages. She simplifies poetry and tells you deeply in words that make you not forget to remember the beauty in poems. A former Dance and Choreography lecturer at the department of Theater and Film Arts, University of Jos, Bose has acted, performed and mimed in […]

Leonell EchaNovember 13, 2017

Here are reviews on one of the world’s famous poet’s poem. Nikki Giovanni, byname of Yolande Cornelia Giovanni, Jr. (born June 7, 1943, Knoxville, Tenn., U.S.), is an African-American poet whose writings ranged from calls for violent revolution to poems for children and intimate personal statements. Giovanni grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Knoxville, Tenn., […]

Leonell EchaNovember 10, 2017

Today is the day after forever, None can tell the weather. There is no morning, Neither would there be day. I watched when the sun stopped burning. I picked the stars that fell, Placing them back in space – Though they lost their shine. When will night come? None can tell. Today is the day […]

Leonell EchaNovember 9, 2017

Again they told us your story, Free of wounded verses and hurting plots Rain reigned like falling bricks; heavy. I was born like this; happy. Choose your wars, visit victory places. “Africa,” that is the child in my story. Leonell ============================== Another day shall give thee a chance to smile. Freedom shall become thy middle […]

Leonell EchaNovember 9, 2017

What abomination has touched the moon? What has time asked to come back soon? Is it the pages of the sky I turned over? Is it the one that calls itself night, as to cover? Up or down. All I have not wanted has found the ground. All I ever wanted to do so has […]

Leonell EchaNovember 8, 2017

I did not want to tell you But you must have heard The blast was heaven-bound! The blast shook the earth! Was it also Christmas eve in heaven? Here, it was, The eve of chicken slaying The eve of chicken frying The eve of last minute buying That tomato that wouldn’t do That toy for […]

7 Characteristics That Make Slam Poets Great

Poetry: Some Colors Look Like This.

Poetry: No, I Don’t Remember!

Poetry: Before You Say No…

Poem Review: Bose Ayeni-Tsevende’s “IT Was Not Christmas Yet”

Poem Review: “Habit” By Nikki Giovanni

Poetry: The Day After Forever

Poetry: A-F-R-I-C-A!!

Poetry: The Things I Cannot Do

READ: “It Was Not Christmas Yet” | Bose Ayeni-Tsevende

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