Bookshelf

Bookshelf

POET OF THE WEEK: Haneefah Abdulrahman

Him He is no human No spirit You call him Onitemi Olowo orimi You choose him Of all suitors   Oh this omo Ogun The god of awon oloun Can you comp

My poems lay me bare – Praise Osawaru

Praise Osawaru is currently a Jack Grapes 2020 Poetry Prize finalist. He also made the shortlist of the Babishai Haiku Award and the Nigerian Students

A public servant’s account of her rise ‘On Merit’

Title: To Serve and to be Honoured on Merit Author: Georgina Ehuriah-Arisa Publisher: Prestige, Kachifo Year: 2020  Pages: 481 Reviewer: Nathaniel Biv

‘Reliving my mother’s struggles birthed my award-winning poem’

Timi Sanni is a writer and Muslim literature advocate currently undergoing his undergraduate studies at Lagos State University, Nigeria. He is an edit

‘Desperate Desires’, a not so romantic story

Title: Desperate Desires Author: Rita Nwamaka Egbo Pages: 183 Publisher: Parresia Reviewer: Nathaniel Bivan When you pick a book like ‘Desperate Desir