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Freedom Of Words

It is 3am In the head of a poet are words seeking freedom. the hand beckons the pen for their salvation. each stroke is Moses parting the red Sea. words hitting pages like prayers hitting heaven a thousand more miracles unfurl before dawn. he learns to set words free...

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United States of Africa

UNITED STATES OF AFRICA By the River of the Niger, there we sat down We enjoyed life before we were termed, clowns We lived in harmony living in our own towns We never knew sicknesses such as the syndrome, Downs There we were when the ships came and had us raided Took...

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MY SIDE OF TOWN

“So, how far boy? How the test go?" Nnanna asked, a wide grin spread across his face. He placed the rizla on his right lap, and slowly put the ground weed on it. “Nna eh, ogboni wan kill person.” Dozie was hanging his shirt on the fence. He was obviously not in a...

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The Guest who didn’t know

The famous chant that depicted an impending demonstration woke me from my nap one fateful afternoon. I had stayed over on campus with one of my friends so I could enjoy the uninterrupted power supply as exams were almost upon us. I read all night and up until a few...

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Retell Writing Contest

Chinwendu Queenette Nwangwa is a member of the CFW writing community on facebook and she is organising this writing contest.  The Retell Writing Competition starts 12:01am(Nigerian time) on the 20th of May(tomorrow) and I hope people are getting ready to bring...

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Volcanoes And Butterflies

They say love can be found at the oddest places and at the oddest points in time. This was true for me, it had happened to me a couple of times before, but the most recent was a meeting between two volcanoes whose lava formed the bed of a gentle sea. I sat at the edge...

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