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Last week, by Allah’s ultimate mercy, I had the privilege of attending the 2025 Cave Canem Retreat, held at the University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg, from June 8th to June 15th. The journey was long, but the opportunity to engage with so many poets made every moment worthwhile.

From Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera Michael Chièdoziém Chúkwúderà Hello friends, with great happiness I bring to your notice, that the third edition of Ụmụọfià Arts and Books Festival will be held, once again, in the very beautiful city of Enugwu from July 31st to August 2nd. This year’s

I’m happy to share my poem, “moth boy,” which appears in the May/June 2025 issue of Uncanny Magazine. It’s one of my favorites. Read 💙: uncannymagazine.com/article/moth-b…

BREAKING NEWS: Anambra school students defeats United Kingdom schools and others to emerge champion of inaugural UK-Nigeria competition.

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234drive.com/inaccessible-b… In my debut story for 234DRIVE, I chatted with several PwDs about what it means to move about in this country. This is one story that really challenged me but I had such a great time working on it with Oyinda Depo-Oyedokun. Kindly read, enjoy and share.

She’s here! A dream come true in every way possible. You get to hold TINY THINGS now. I’m so grateful to everyone who’s made this possible: my publishers @bloomsburybooksus @masobebooksng @manilla_press, my agent Alexa Stark — thank you. Here’s to more. 🍷

OMGGGG I CAN'T KEEP CALM I'M HOLDING MY BOOK IN MY HANDSS

she's so pretty😭

Thrilled to chat with Alexis Barton about editing Pamela Painter’s “The Lesson of Flash Floods” for Chestnut Review—later selected for Best Small Fictions 2025 Alternating Current Press. As an editor, this recognition means a lot. Read the interview here (free): patreon.com/posts/intervie…

who is interested in a Pinterest challenge? it's simple: post a picture of a poem by a Nigerian (or African) poet every day for 30 days. the reason is simple. i see lovely poems by Americans/Europeans daily on Pinterest. time to expand, enrich the site's palate. who's in?

"...God watched in awe what man can do to his kind. To some, this is just a show." Damilola Omotoyinbo ||flower geh Damn!❤️

This may be the best Science poem written yet.🔭✨ —"Time Travel for Beginners", by Ardon Shorr (winner of the 2023 Rattle Poetry Prize).

I won Verve Poetry Press Verve Poetry Festival Poem of the Month! <3 <3 <3 Congrats to Chiwenite Onyekwelu, Rachael Clyne, @tina_selderholm, Amy King, Kate Howlett (pls tag poets I don't have 『S』 for!)

Day 1. I posted Othuke Umukoro's "This" #30daysAfricanPoetryPinterest pin.it/3AajFL0gy

Congratulations Max Wallis! 🥳 Most especially, congratulations to my mentor, Chiwenite Onyekwelu for making the shortlist. You have been and always will be a motivation for me. Congratulations to other shortlisted poets.

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- ARROW OF GOD is Achebe's best-written novel. - THINGS FALL APART is raw & more powerful, tho less refined than Arrow of God. NO LONGER AT EASE, however, is the unsung hero. Not as refined or powerful as the first two, but it is the book you remember when all else is forgotten.